Labour's 36 member Moderating Committee met yesterday in Auckland to
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Building on a deflationary spiral
Figures out today showing building consents are at their lowest since records began in 1965 are another example of this Government’s unambitious economic ‘management’, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe says
Key’s ‘Kiwi dream’ in tatters
New Zealanders are set to become tenants in their own land under the Government’s policies despite John Key saying two years ago he didn’t want it to happen, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe.
National’s ETS changes leaves another half billion hole
Nationals ETS policy, announced today will cost approximately half a billion dollars over four years which they have not accounted for, Labour Economic Development spokesperson David Parker says.
“National’s policy would deepen the billion dollar hole it has dug in its budget with lost dividends from asset sales,” David Parker said.
Kiwis flee across Tasman in September
More Kiwis emigrated to Australia last month than in any September since 1978 when Rob Muldoon was running the National Government, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Parker.
“Kiwis are voting with their feet,” David Parker said. “They have no faith in National’s so-called economic recovery.”
Old timers in Act past the use by date
Devoid of any plan to address New Zealand’s economic woes, on Q & A this morning John Banks had nothing to say about what Act and National would do to overcome the structural economic problems New Zealand so patently suffers, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Parker says.
Change nothing --- and nothing changes
Bill English continues to bury his head in the sand despite last Friday’s twin credit rating downgrades announced by Fitch and Standard and Poor’s, says Labour’s Economic Development and Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker.
English tells Washington he has no plans, no ideas
Finance Minister Bill English admitted today from Washington that he has no plan to get the New Zealand economy moving again, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Parker.
100,000 Kiwis flee to Australia
The number of Kiwis leaving for Australia since National came into office could almost fill Eden Park twice over, says Labour’s Economic Development and Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker.
“Kiwis are voting with their feet,” David Parker said. “They have no faith in National’s so-called economic recovery.”
Alcohol reforms could have gone further
Labour MPs Charles Chauvel, Carol Beaumont and Carmel Sepuloni who all sat on the select committee that considered the Alcohol Reform Bill said the final decisions do not go far enough.
