"Bribe-O-Meter" Relaunched
Monday, 31 October 2016, 9:26 am
Press Release: New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
"Bribe-O-Meter" Relaunched Following $1.4 Billion Light Rail
Splurge
31 OCTOBER 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The
Taxpayers’ Union is relaunching its election Bribe-O-Meter
to keep track of politicians’ pork-barrel promises in the
lead up to the Mt Roskill by-election. Taxpayers’ Union
Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says:
“While the
by-election is for a single Parliamentary seat, the cost of
pork-barrel promises impact the pockets of all New Zealand
taxpayers.”
“Labour has run roughshod over
Auckland Council and the NZTA's cost-benefit planning
processes. Its pledge to spend $1.4 billion on light rail
risks an expensive bidding war with the Government - with
the cost landing on taxpayers.”
"The Bribe-O-Meter
is to provide transparency and accountability for what those
promises will cost."
The Mt Roskill Bribe-O-Meter will be
hosted online at www.taxpayers.org.nz.
ENDS
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