Receiving ever increasing dividends from State-owned power companies – such as the $89.5m payout announced today by Meridian Energy – is something the Government will ‘have to get used to’ once the Emissions Trading Scheme comes into effect, ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“From July 1, Treasury forecast that power prices …
Press Releases
Govt to Get Windfall Profits at Your Expense
Wednesday, March 31, 2010ETS Tax Responsible for Mass Deforestation
Friday, March 26, 2010It’s ridiculous for Climate Change Minister Nick Smith to claim that the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme is responsible for the reduction in deforestation, when it was the ETS that caused the mass deforestation in the first place, ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“Dr Smith admits New Zealand’s plantation forest area grew …
ANZ/ING Review Delayed
Thursday, March 25, 2010Investors awaiting the outcome of the Commerce Commission’s investigation into the failed ANZ/ING funds will be now forced to wait even longer following Chairman Mark Berry’s admission today that the review has been delayed until mid April, ACT New Zealand Commerce Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“Thousands of people have lost money in this collapse and …
Genesis Energy Confirms Price Increase
Wednesday, March 17, 2010New Zealanders can definitely expect to have to pay more for power from July 1, with Genesis Energy CEO Albert Brantley’s confirmation before the Finance Select Committee today that his company “will recover the cost” of complying with the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme, ACT New Zealand ETS Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“And it is not …
Reserve Bank Confirms ETS Tax to Lift Prices, Boost Inflation
Thursday, March 11, 2010Dr Allan Bollard, Governor of the Reserve Bank today confirmed what ACT has said all along; that the new ETS tax will lift the price of electricity and petrol from July and will push inflation to the top end of the Bank’s 2-3 per cent band, ACT New Zealand ETS Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“The …
Let’s Axe the (ETS) Tax
Friday, March 5, 2010If Labour is so concerned that an increase in tax will hurt low income families – as demonstrated by Labour’s ‘axe the tax bus’ against a 2.5 percent increase in GST – then why isn’t Phil Goff prepared to stand against the ETS tax and campaign for it to be scrapped, ACT New Zealand ETS …
Smacking Review Fails Again
Friday, March 5, 2010The latest report from police reviewing the impact of the anti-smacking law only highlights how flawed this legislation is, with 86 percent of all families investigated – for smacking or minor acts of physical discipline – receiving a warning only, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said today.
“Instead of focusing on the real causes of …
Process Abuse Smacks Of Desperation
Wednesday, February 10, 2010ACT Deputy Leader John Boscawen today condemned the outrageous abuse of process that the Government has committed in its attempt to rush the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill into law, and pledged that ACT would continue its fight against the deeply flawed and divisive legislation.
“Maori Affairs Select Committee members had only two hours …
Report on S 59 Review Rubbish
Monday, December 7, 2009It is fitting that the latest report on the anti-smacking legislation is not worth the paper it’s written on – the law itself is rubbish and is an absolute waste of time and resources, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said today.
“I was not surprised to find that this report contained nothing more than recommendations …
National’s Foolishness Will Cost NZ Dearly
Tuesday, December 1, 2009National’s rush to push through the Emissions Trading Scheme before the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen has now left New Zealand exporters at a huge disadvantage following today’s defeat of Australian Liberal Party Leader Malcolm Turnbull, ACT New Zealand ETS Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“ACT has said all along that it was foolish to …