Press Release
Hide Slams Key's Economic Policy
Rodney Hide MP
Wednesday, October 8 2008
ACT Leader Rodney Hide today said that National Leader John Key had confirmed that a vote for National is a vote to dump
Prime Minister Helen Clark, but to stick with Dr Michael Cullen's economic policy.
"John Key has failed today to provide any economic leadership or direction to the country at a time of world financial
turmoil. He has fiddled while the economy burns," Mr Hide said.
"John Key's lack of any plan, vision or leadership verges on the irresponsible. He has chosen to cynically chase votes
and not address the core issues of Dr Cullen's profligate spending and Labour's strangling red tape.
"What is needed is a recovery package that includes capping government expenditure, slashing red tape, and an immediate
abolition of Cullen's 39 cent envy tax.
"I can see now why John Key doesn't want Sir Roger Douglas in his Cabinet. The man he sees eye-to-eye with is Michael
Cullen.
"A Party vote for ACT will dump Helen Clark AND dump Cullen's irresponsible economic policy. A Party vote for ACT and
only ACT will see Cullen's 39 cent envy tax gone by Christmas," Mr Hide said.
ENDS