Roger Douglas MP.

The release today by Finance Minister Bill English on challenges for the 2010 Budget demonstrates that he is very effective at blaming the Labour Party for our poor economic performance, but not very good at doing anything about it, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.

ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today urged the Tax Working Group to adopt his recently released blueprint for economic success in order to reverse our nation’s poor economic growth and see New Zealand prosper.

Labour Leader Phil Goff’s belief that the Reserve Bank’s role of focussing on inflation should shift to trying to address exchange rate concerns displays his poor understanding of basic economics and suggests that Labour’s anticipated big spending may be funded by substantial inflation, ACT Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.

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ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas has released his discussion document ‘Catching Australia By 2025: An Alternative Approach’ which outlines a comprehensive reform of Government expenditure, accelerating our economic growth and creating opportunities for all New Zealanders to get ahead.

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The time for tinkering around the edges is over and comprehensive action must now be taken in order to lift our economic fortunes and prevent New Zealand’s downward spiral into debt, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today, following the release of Treasury’s Long-Term Fiscal Statement.

The Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and compensation Amendment Bill does not reform ACC. This Bill keeps ACC in its current form, continues to fund ACC through compulsory levies, and does not apply ongoing commercial pressure to its operation.