National destroys all attempts at saving
National governments have a track record for wrecking any attempts by Labour governments at increasing our savings record. The 1975 Labour government established a compulsory national super...
View ArticleNick Smith’s ACC beat-up
Just before the Budget Nick Smith announced what he claimed was a major turn-around in ACC’s financial fortunes. Having beaten up ACC’s supposed financial ‘crisis’ since he became the Minister, Smith...
View ArticleNational backs their mates, again…
Last year the National government was roundly criticized for setting aside $4.8 million in the Budget to be allocated to the Pacific Development Agency (PEDA) without a competitive tender process....
View ArticleMore ACC jiggery pokery
Earlier this week the National government was once again caught fudging figures about ACC. When they took office, they manufactured a financial crisis in ACC in order to justify hiking levies and...
View ArticleReading through National’s Budget spin
Tomorrow is Budget Day. Tomorrow we’ll find out whether National actually does have anything resembling a pro-growth agenda, or whether it will all just be cost cutting. We will also find out who gets...
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