Barker's explanation for e-passport cost a scandal
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 4:16 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Sandra Goudie MP National Party Internal Affairs
Spokeswoman
22 November 2005
Barker's explanation for
e-passport cost a scandal
National's Internal Affairs
spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie, says Internal Affairs Minister
Rick Barker's explanation for the hugely increased revenue
from new e-passports is a scandal. Mr Barker said on Radio
Live regarding the new passport that 'it's people's
perception of its beauty and its quality and its integrity.
We pay for lots of things that have intangible value'.
"Does Mr Barker believe New Zealanders view the new
passport as being so 'beautiful' and its value so
'intangible' that they are happy to pay twice as much for
it?
"Mr Barker's suggestion in Parliament that New
Zealand's passport is cheaper than Australia's completely
fails to recognise the fact that our passport now has a life
of only five years, whereas Australia's is still ten.
"Perhaps Mr Barker should clarify that fact when he tries
to pass off this new passport as being comparatively cheap,"
says Ms Goudie.
ENDS
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