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Govt Spending Impoverishing Our Grandkids
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 3:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
Finance Minister Bill English’s shocking revelation in the house today that public sector spending in the financial year ending June 2009 was $93 billion - over 50 percent of GDP - should send shockwaves into every New Zealand home, ACT New Zealand ... More >>
Why Start Only To Stop?
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 4:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today welcomed the Government’s announcement that it is prepared to reverse the ETS if there is a lack of international progress on climate change measures. More >>
Confirmation Of Windfall Profits Due To ETS
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 2:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
The announcement yesterday by Mercury Energy – a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Mighty River Power – that it will increase power prices by 3.3 percent from July 1 is confirmation of the windfall profits that the Government will make from the ... More >>
Garrett Challenges Givens To Debate
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 12:49 pm | ACT New Zealand
I categorically deny any claim that I was offered an opportunity to debate 'Three Strikes' with US anti-Three Strikes campaigner Rev Ron Givens – in fact, it was I who challenged him but received no response, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman ... More >>
Who's Right?
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 11:58 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today demanded to know who New Zealanders are supposed to believe when it comes to the cost of the Government's Emissions Trading Scheme: Prime Minister John Key or Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Historic Day As Three Strikes To Become Law
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 4:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
Today is a very significant day in the history of New Zealand’s criminal justice system with ACT's 'Three Strikes' legislation incorporated into the Government’s Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill passing its third and final reading, says ACT New ... More >>
Latta’s Smacking Law Review Flawed
Monday, 24 May 2010, 1:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
Parents' worst fears have come true as, contrary to reports to date, it appears parents have been criminalised for lightly smacking their children as a result of Section 59 – the anti-smacking law, ACT MP John Boscawen said today. More >>
Heather Roy: Budget 2010
Saturday, 22 May 2010, 1:54 pm | ACT New Zealand
The general feeling is that Mr English delivered a good Budget. As with any Budget, there are highlights, low-lights, winners and losers. But Budget 2010 received a five out of 10 from ACT Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas. More >>
Act’s Campaign Against The ETS Continues
Saturday, 22 May 2010, 10:29 am | ACT New Zealand
"The backlash against the Government’s ETS is continuing to build, with National scrambling to justify itself despite the fact that pushing ahead with the ETS no longer makes sense, ACT Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said today. More >>
Government Expenditure Still Out of Control
Friday, 21 May 2010, 3:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
The most concerning aspect of Budget 2010 is its failure to stop the expansion of Government expenditure, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today. More >>
Budget Gains Mean Nothing Under ETS
Friday, 21 May 2010, 10:17 am | ACT New Zealand
Any benefits that hard-working New Zealanders could possibly have gained from Budget 2010 will be largely undone by the costs that will be inflicted on the country when the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is implemented on July 1, ACT Climate ... More >>
Hon Rodney Hide, ACT Leader,Budget Speech 2010
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 5:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
The ACT Party is proud to be a part of this Government, and to support it on Confidence and Supply. More >>
Debt Problems on Horizon
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 4:33 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today pointed out the concern that all New Zealanders should have with the growing debt problem looming on the horizon. More >>
Tax Rates: Must Try Harder
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today questioned why the Government had not moved to align the top personal tax rate, the corporate tax rate, and the trustee tax rate. More >>
GST Increase Unnecessary
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today slammed the Government’s decision to increase GST to 15 percent, labelling it as totally unnecessary and calling it a reckless revenue grab. More >>
National’s ETS Forestry Excuses Not Acceptable
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 9:40 am | ACT New Zealand
The Minister for Climate Change Issues Dr Nick Smith is running out of excuses for continuing with the Government’s ETS programme says ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen. More >>
PSA’s Response Predictable
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 9:39 am | ACT New Zealand
The Public Service Association’s reaction to my discussion document ‘Budget 2010: Combating Government Waste’ is a predictable reaction from a special interest group – as soon as their handouts are threatened, they immediately kick up a fuss, ACT ... More >>
Budget 2010: Combating Government Waste
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 9:54 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today released a discussion document - ‘Budget 2010: Combating Government Waste’ – which highlights the level of wasteful Government expenditure, and advocates for tax cuts to alter the incentives ... More >>
National Party Members Reject ETS
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
Reports that delegates at National’s Central North Island Conference this weekend unanimously passed a remit calling on the Government to scrap the ETS confirm that the party’s own supporters want the ETS to be delayed, if not scrapped, ACT Climate ... More >>
National’s ETS Justifications Ridiculous
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson is just the latest in a long line of National MPs to use incorrect and misleading statements in a desperate attempt to justify the impending implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), ACT Climate Change ... More >>
