Contrary to the headline in today’s Dominion, National has no policy on the sale of the three baby ECNZs, Enterprise and Commerce Minister Max Bradford said today.
“What I said to a conference yesterday afternoon was that some future government may decide to sell one or more of the baby ECNZs.
“I did not say that National plans to sell all three, as the headline wrongly states.
“The headline bears no relationship to National Party policy,” Mr Bradford said.
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