Roger Douglas MP.

It comes as no surprise to anyone that the wage gap between Australia and New Zealand has widened by $40, to $580, per week – Labour’s policies did nothing to stimulate any growth for our country and the National Government’s policies are simply more of the same, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas [...]

ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today welcomed Prime Minister John Key’s admission that the $11 billion in student loan debt is an economic disaster but is disappointed that he does not have the courage to do anything about it.
“While I can sympathise with students over the costs imposed on them by a [...]

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ACT New Zealand MP and former Finance Minister Sir Roger Douglas today addressed British business leaders, economists, policy makers and political commentators at UK think-tank Reform’s policy conference on reducing Government deficit and reforming public services.

The New Zealand Educational Institute’s (NZEI) claim that bulk-funding failed in New Zealand schools does not stack up with the evidence, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.

Labour MP Trevor Mallard’s claim that teachers do have incentives to improve their performance because they can be promoted to a management role illustrates how ridiculous our education sector is, ACT New Zealand’s Education Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.

ACT New Zealand MP Sir Roger Douglas was today pleased to have his Education (Board of Trustee Freedom) Amendment Bill pulled from the Ballot – his fourth Bill to be pulled this term.

Prime Minister John Key’s argument that his pet project of building a cycleway will create jobs is economic nonsense, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.
“The supposed ‘creation of jobs’ argument is a fallacy as in reality the cycleway will not create any additional jobs at all,” Sir Roger said.
“The Government must [...]

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 Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.