Outrageous corporate welfare on the West Coast
29 NOVEMBER 2018
Responding to the
latest round of Provincial
Growth Fund announcements, New Zealand
Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis
Houlbrooke says:
“Upgrading digital infrastructure and public trails is one thing, but ploughing millions into luxury spa facilities, mining ventures, and dairy businesses is not the role of government. In fact, these handouts give unnatural competitive advantages to recipients, with no dividends returned to the taxpayer.”
“A well-established company like Westland Milk Products, with 430 employees in Hokitika alone, is perfectly capable of securing investment privately. Clearly, Shane Jones has too much taxpayer cash in his pockets.”
“This type of largesse typifies why Shane Jones received our inaugural Lifetime Achievement Jonesie Award for wasteful spending.”
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