29 NOVEMBER 2018
Responding to the latest round of Provincial Growth Fund announcements, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says:
“Upgrading digital infrastructure and public trails is one thing, but ploughing millions into luxury spa facilities,
mining ventures, and dairy businesses is not the role of government. In fact, these handouts give unnatural competitive
advantages to recipients, with no dividends returned to the taxpayer.”
“A well-established company like Westland Milk Products, with 430 employees in Hokitika alone, is perfectly capable of
securing investment privately. Clearly, Shane Jones has too much taxpayer cash in his pockets.”
“This type of largesse typifies why Shane Jones received our inaugural Lifetime Achievement Jonesie Award for wasteful spending.”
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