It's the corporate welfare not Israel which is the problem
10 October 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE An article
published last week by Fairfax has left an incorrect
impression on the reason why the Taxpayers' Union objects to
the Government signing an R&D cooperation agreement with
Israel.
The Union wishes to clarify that it is the nature
of the agreement – that Callaghan Innovation's corporate
welfare R&D grants will favour companies working with a
particular country – not that the agreement is with a
particular country.
Jordan Williams, Executive Director of
the Taxpayers' Union says, "When asked by the journalist who
called, I specifically said that as an organisation the
country is irrelevant and tied my comments back to our
long-held position against corporate welfare."
"The
journalist then asked whether some taxpayers would have an
objection to it being Israel, and I agreed but said that
personally, and as an organisation, we
didn't."
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