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ERMA's Bottomless Pit Seeks More Funding
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 11:29 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) wants still more funding, this time to cope with the transfer of Notified Toxic Substances (NOTS) to its new register required under the 1996 Act. The NOTS register lists substances not previously identified ... More >>
Instant law to control council assets cynical
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 1:54 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Government's instant new law to tell local councils what assets they can and can't sell is a return to the bad old days of ad hoc law making and meddling, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Energy Standards Spell Trouble
Friday, 12 April 2002, 11:55 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The new Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for electric storage water heaters spell problems for householders looking to replace existing water heaters from February 1st next year, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) warns. More >>
Workplace Safety To Create Classes Of Incapacity
Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 8:35 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Health and Safety Amendment Bill would open up wide disparities between different classes of incapacity for work, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) told the Select Committee hearing on the Bill today in Auckland. More >>
Preferred Kyoto plan on hold
Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 1:45 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Government has delayed the release of its preferred approach to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Extra Electricity Prices An Unscrupulous Tax Grab
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 4:13 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The electricity market is not working with price rises going unchecked by competitive pressures, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. "Not satisfied with their boost to tax paid profit of $49.9 million for 2001, up 26 per ... More >>
Interest Rate Hike Premature, Stomps On Growth
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 10:48 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Today's interest rate increase is too soon with economic growth running at less than two per cent per annum and inflation lower than many of our trading competitor countries, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Lower Interest Rates Being Skewered By Govt. Costs
Friday, 15 March 2002, 12:03 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
If the Reserve Bank hoists interest rates next week the finger of blame has to be pointed at Government, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Personal Grievance System Being Abused
Thursday, 14 March 2002, 11:08 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Department of Work and Income needs to be more accountable for the advice it hands out to its clients who have just been dismissed from employment, says Employers & Manufacturers Association Northland Manager, Murray Broadbelt. More >>
Repeat Of Electricity Market Failure Threatens
Tuesday, 12 March 2002, 11:54 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Power users in the North Island have begun reporting huge price increases quoted by their electricity companies, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Steel Tariff Worst Possible Reaction
Wednesday, 6 March 2002, 4:38 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The US decision to levy a tariff of 30 per cent on its steel imports should come as no surprise, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) More >>
Minister's '500 White Crosses' Total Beat Up
Monday, 4 March 2002, 9:53 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Labour Minister Margaret Wilson's 500 white crosses campaign is based on totally false information, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>
Double Tax Talks Skirt Main Trans Tasman Problem
Monday, 4 March 2002, 12:49 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Trans Tasman investors shouldn't expect much from the discussions aimed at resolving the so-called triangular taxation issue. More >>
Auckland Road Users Short Changed
Friday, 1 March 2002, 9:00 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The transport package announced this evening does not address Auckland's traffic congestion crisis nearly to the extent that business and Auckland motorists need, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Red Tape Cuts $2.3 Billion From Business Growth
Monday, 25 February 2002, 1:28 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The cost to business from Government's new policies represents a total bill of over $2.3 billion, the Employers & Manufacturers Association says. More >>
Interest Rate Talk Fuels Inflationary Expectations
Monday, 18 February 2002, 1:43 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Speculating over how soon the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates is tantamount to pushing up inflationary expectations, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Excessive Company Tax Rate Stifling Growth
Monday, 18 February 2002, 1:41 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers & Manufacturers Association is backing KPMG's call today to lower company tax rates. More >>
Kyoto Will Impact Investment Straight Away
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 5:54 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Ratifying Kyoto will detrimentally affect investment in New Zealand as soon as Government announces its decision on it, not when the Protocol takes effect in 2008, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Desire For Economic Transformation Welcome
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 4:37 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Prime Minister's scene setting speech today is very welcome for the emphasis placed at long last on working to achieve economic transformation and growth, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>
Extra Petrol Tax An RMA Levy
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 1:22 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The new 4 cents/litre petrol tax said to be needed to solve Auckland's traffic congestion problems is a tax to compensate partly for the inefficiency of the processes of the Resource Management Act, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) ... More >>
