Funding for kama sutra
exemplifies some Local Boards’ frivolous approach to
ratepayer money, says the Auckland Ratepayers’
Alliance.
Ratepayers’ Alliance
spokesperson Jo Holmes says, “When Auckland Council
claims it needs more money, we can find out whether the
claim stacks up by looking at how it’s already spending
our money.”
“We weren’t sure whether to laugh or cry
when we were tipped off to a grant given by the Waitemata
Local Board to a kama sutra 'School of Sex'
production.”
“Obviously, a
$300 grant is a drop in the ocean of a local board’s
budget. But the Board’s approval of such a frivolous grant
suggests a wider culture of disregard for ratepayer
interests, or even that Local Boards are
overfunded.”
“Kama sutra is not core council business.
This kind of event funding should be first on the chopping
block if Phil Goff ever intends to keep his promise of
cutting wasteful
spending.”
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