Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 4:15 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
Labour finished over loans deceit
Rodney Hide
Wednesday, 14 September 2005 Press Releases -
Taxation
ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today that
Treasury costings of Labour's interest-free student loans
had sunk any chance of Labour being re-elected to office on
Saturday.
"The documents show that Labour cannot be
trusted. Labour has consistently and knowingly misled New
Zealanders about the true cost of the policy.
"Labour has
ruthlessly attacked anyone who has dared to question
Labour's claim that free loans would cost only $300 million
a year.
"Labour has attempted to cover up the true cost of
the policy by refusing to release Treasury advice.
"We now
know that Labour attempted to mislead New Zealanders and they
can't be trusted.
"Helen Clark has striven to make her
integrity the election issue. She is now sunk. We now know
that she and the Labour Government that she leads has none,"
Mr Hide said.
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