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Handouts for electric vehicles = corporate welfare
Handouts to businesses for electric vehicles = corporate welfare
17 JANUARY 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s announcement of $3.7 million in taxpayer dollars being given to private businesses to buy electric vehicles.
Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “Why is the taxpayer being forced to fund businesses’ transport expenses?
“This is a classic case of politicians trying to look tech-savvy and environmentally conscious by throwing money at selected businesses.”
“A major logistics company like Coda, which transports milk for Fonterra, doesn’t need handouts. Their shareholders will be laughing all the way to the bank.”
“Businesses already have incentives to use electric vehicles because it’s good PR and they save on fuel.”
“Today’s handout is simply corporate welfare, started by National, and now happily continued by Labour.”
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