Puncture Repair Now A State Secret – What Nonsense
Thursday, 16 August 2001, 9:23 am
Press Release: New Zealand First Party
15 August 2001
The Price Of A Puncture Repair Now A
State Secret – What A Nonsense
Yesterday, New Zealand
First Law and Order Spokesman Ron Mark received a reply to a
Parliamentary question which he had put to the Minister of
Police asking if the Police vehicle fleet servicing was
contracted out, and if so, how much they were paying per
puncture repair.
“Imagine my surprise to learn from Mr
Hawkins’ written answer that confirmed that vehicle
servicing was subject to a contract, but that the price of a
puncture repair is commercially sensitive and could not be
disclosed.
“Having suspected for some time that the
government was intent on keeping the public in the dark
about its level of expenditure, I could never have dreamed
that they would carry that desire to such a point of
absurdity as to refuse to reveal the price they pay to have
a puncture repaired,” Mr Mark said.
“Today marks a new era
of secrecy and stupidity within the Labour and Alliance
coalition government and one can only speculate where such a
desire to keep the truth from taxpayers may lead,” concluded
Mr
Mark.
ENDS
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