Government still dithering on electricity
Friday, 27 July 2001, 6:40 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Tony Ryall National Commerce Spokesman
Pansy Wong National
Energy Spokesperson
27 July 2001
Government still
dithering on electricity
The Government's campaign to
reduce electricity consumption by 10 percent over 10 weeks
does nothing to help small businesses under severe pressure
because of profiteering by State Owned electricity
generators, National MPs Tony Ryall and Pansy Wong said
tonight.
"While energy conservation is to be applauded, Mr
Hodgson's calls today would look a lot more credible if he
hadn't made severe cuts to the budget of the energy
conservation programme," National's spokespeople
said.
"These are extraordinary circumstances, and that
calls for extraordinary leadership. If the industry pitches
in, and the Government's companies stop ripping their
customers off, then New Zealand can get through
this.
"Real companies in real markets don't kill their
customers. Only a Government which runs its SOEs out of a
textbook would be behaving this badly.
"The Government
should instruct its SOEs, which dominate the market, to stop
profiteering from the crisis. The SOEs are earning millions
of dollars extra each day the crisis goes on," Tony Ryall
and Pansy Wong said.
Ends
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