Hon Bill English MP National Party Finance Spokesman
20
December 2006
Razor gang reviews a waste of time
The
public service reviews by the so-called razor gangs have
proved to be nothing but a total waste of time, says
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English.
"Earlier
this year, National predicted these reviews would be more
akin to a toothpick than a razor gang, and that has turned
out to be exactly the case.
"The reviews make it plain
that Labour is focussed on big government, not quality
government.
"You can never have proper reviews of
government department spending by putting them in the hands
of the departments concerned.
"Such reviews should be done
independently of the organisations that will be affected by
them - not by the organisations themselves.
"Sure, some of
the reviews have identified improvements that could be made,
but no savings are identified for taxpayers.
"Suggesting
that Government agencies should work together more to get
better results is blindingly obvious, and begs the question
why they aren't doing so already.
"National has been
increasingly concerned about the continued growth of
Government spending, with no clear benefits to the
public.
"These reviews show Labour is fascinated by
process, but is unable or unwilling to do anything
substantive. And Labour certainly isn't prepared to save a
buck.
"Is this why hardworking kiwis aren't getting tax
cuts?"
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