Corporate Welfare Goes Global with Samoan Chocolate Handout
2 JUNE 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Government is now attempting to pick winners abroad with the Prime Minister announcing today that the cocoa industry in Samoa are set to get a $4.8 million handout. Commenting on the announcement, Jordan
Williams, the Executive Director of the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union, says:
“This Government’s corporate welfare largess is now going global. First there was the $25 million for the American
rocket company, the millions to help Oracle racing, the Hollywood studios, and now even Samoan cocoa farmers are set to
have New Zealand taxpayer cash raining down upon them.”
“Either New Zealand should be providing real aid to our South Pacific neighbours, or building infrastructure to assist
in development. Here, the Government is picking which international businesses should prosper from New Zealand taxpayer
handouts.”
ENDS