The Progressive Party has a particular focus on the creation of jobs, points with pride to its part in creating 330,000 new jobs in eight years, and has said that it is committed to achieving full employment. The party also lists free education and free healthcare as policy objectives. Economically, the party is moderately left-wing, and places particular attention on economic development. Recently, the party has been heralding the success of its proposals for setting up Kiwibank and for four weeks of annual leave from work, continuing its "anti-drugs" policy, and encouraging other parties to support its policy of cutting the corporate tax rate to 30%. It also advocates abolition of the Goods and Services Tax in favour of a broad based financial transactions tax, and monetary policy reform