Labour

The full extent of National’s privatisation ambitions have been exposed again, with Nick Smith confirming today that the Government will look at carving off even more accident cover to the private insurance industry, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.

Labour today reinforced its commitment to enhancing and protecting New Zealand’s world leading ACC scheme which--- Kiwi owned and operated for three decades--- is envied internationally with low levies and Kiwis’ best interests at heart, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins.

It’s now abundantly clear that wholesale privatisation is the National Party’s true agenda when it comes to accident compensation, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.

Today's announcement, just over six weeks before the general election, that the National Government will be reducing ACC levies highlights how dishonest and cynical it was in talking up a manufactured crisis in the first place, Labour's ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.

A  Government announcement today regarding concerns around falls prevention is blatant hypocrisy given the National Government cut funding for falls prevention programmes, Labour ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says

It’s outrageous that the National government have used their majority on a parliamentary select committee to prevent the voice of nearly 6,000 New Zealanders from being heard, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.

National has once again been caught out selectively using ACC figures, Labour ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.

“Since it came into office National has, fabricated a financial crisis at ACC only for it to then have to back down, and now its selectively using figures to make itself look better,” Chris Hipkins said.

A new report released today shows once again just how flawed National’s plans to carve up ACC and flick it off are, Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.

The report, by economist Peter Harris, raises serious questions about National’s plans to partially privatise ACC, arguing that there is little evidence that it needs “fixing”.

The National Party’s decision to reduce ACC levies just months out from the general election clearly proves that it manufactured a crisis in ACC in order to justify its privatisation plans, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins.

Nick Smith’s blind faith that the market will deliver lower cost accident cover for employers isn’t supported by any real evidence, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson Chris Hipkins.