The Government must take much more urgent action, following the release of the latest GDP figures, to help businesses struggling with the effects of the current downturn, Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe said today.
“Firms are struggling and that is resulting in hardworking Kiwis losing their jobs,” David Cunliffe said.
The Government’s decision to stop the development of the National War Memorial Park is a disgrace, says Labour’s veterans affairs spokesperson Rick Barker.
“The current state of the lower ground at the National War Memorial is disgraceful. So is this decision by the National Government,” Rick Barker said.
Budget papers released yesterday confirm that the National Government has indefinitely shelved the War Memorial Park in Wellington, says Grant Robertson, Labour MP for Wellington Central.
Government plans to investigate denying senior citizens access to student loans and allowances are a retrograde and ageist step, says Labour’s Senior Citizens spokesperson Ross Robertson.
Labour’s Associate Spokesperson for Labour Darien Fenton says that Kate Wilkinson’s comments at the estimates of Vote Labour at Select Committee this morning shows a lazy and uncaring attitude to her portfolio.
Wayne Mapp's claim that his government's axing of Labour's R&D tax credit has not put New Zealand at a competitive disadvantage compared to Australia shows how out of the touch the Government is, says Labour’s Spokesperson for Research & Development, Science & Technology, Moana Mackey.
The Government needs to set standards for smart meters, so that those meters can live up to their name, says Labour's Energy Spokesperson Charles Chauvel.
The Government has confirmed that it has no information on how many ‘great rides’ will be built for $50 million and that no money for promoting the cycleway is available, Labour’s Tourism Spokesperson Kelvin Davis says.
Labour spokesperson for arts, culture and heritage Steve Chadwick says cutting the ‘Artists in Schools’ funding in the budget is yet another example of the lack of commitment to the arts by this Government.
Some of Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee’s six workstreams from the Jobs Summit are looking more like dry river beds as work on them slows to a trickle, says Labour economic development spokesperson Shane Jones.
