Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has requested work stop on projects funded by the regional fuel tax, including one near and dear to transport minister Simeon Brown's heart and home
Wait ... what??? Don't tell me there are consequences for doing stupid things just to score political points that you have to face once you are elected??? Who could predict that removing the Auckland fuel tax would result in less revenue for the projects it was funding??? And on that theme, next will be the 3-Waters fiscal hole for funding essential infrastructure ... Would be funny if not serious for the average NZ ratepayer eh?
Well most of the media treated the election as a horse race with breathless excitement in National gaining the lead and nothing about the policies so suck it up buttercups you got what you wanted and more (most probably not the readers of this post)
Policy weighted voting system. Surely it can be done. It’s disgusting that (by the polls taken) Aucklanders would rather have the regional fuel tax retained rather than a promise of slightly cheaper gas… and no one in central govt is listening.
Wait ... what??? Don't tell me there are consequences for doing stupid things just to score political points that you have to face once you are elected??? Who could predict that removing the Auckland fuel tax would result in less revenue for the projects it was funding??? And on that theme, next will be the 3-Waters fiscal hole for funding essential infrastructure ... Would be funny if not serious for the average NZ ratepayer eh?
Yep. And how much money has already been assigned and used for those projects, all just to be politically scuppered.
Well most of the media treated the election as a horse race with breathless excitement in National gaining the lead and nothing about the policies so suck it up buttercups you got what you wanted and more (most probably not the readers of this post)
“relatively agitated” wonder what toys Simeon threw out of his cot
Policy weighted voting system. Surely it can be done. It’s disgusting that (by the polls taken) Aucklanders would rather have the regional fuel tax retained rather than a promise of slightly cheaper gas… and no one in central govt is listening.