Taxpayers' Union Welcomes PM's Team NZ Comments
Taxpayers' Union Welcomes PM's Team NZ Comments
20 APRIL 2015
Responding to the reported comments of the Prime
Minister, that taxpayer-funding of Team New Zealand was
“at the end of the road”, Taxpayers’ Union Executive
Director, Jordan Williams, says:
“Taxpayers have already stumped up significant amounts of money in order to support what is a rich sport. The return to taxpayers of propping up a team to go and sail on the other side of the world was always questionable.”
“While it is unfortunate that Auckland is unlikely to see Louis Vuitton racing, taxpayers will welcome the Government drawing a line in the sand on this one.”
ENDS