Petrol Companies Should Foot Bill, Not Taxpayers
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 2:57 pm
Press Release: New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters
New Zealand First Leader
3
OCTOBER 2017
Petrol Companies Should Foot Bill, Not
Taxpayers
The big petrol companies should foot the bill
for the NZ Defence Force helping out after the blow-out of
the Marsden Point to Auckland pipeline, says New Zealand First Leader
Rt Hon Winston Peters.
“Why should the NZ Defence Force
and New Zealand taxpayers bear the cost when big petrol
companies like Z Energy, BP and Mobil own and operate the
pipeline?
“It is not as though they are short of money;
they make millions of dollars in profits.
“BP lifted
annual profit 15 per cent in 2016 to $147 million; Z
Energy’s profit jumped to $243 million in the 12 months
ended March 31 and ExxonMobil, had a $91 million profit in
2016.
“They should be grateful the NZ Defence Force
provided fuel tanker drivers, other specialist staff, the
loan of a filter to Wynyard Wharf and deployed HMNZS
Endeavour to Marsden Point, and the Navy said itself it was
a huge job to get away at short notice. All that costs money
– taxpayers’ money.
“They can now acknowledge their
gratitude by paying up,” says Mr Peters.
ENDS
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