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MBIE, Treasury ‘kids’ trim Twyford’s total

The Ministry of Business' analysis also assumes away the policy's major flaw – the squeeze on the private sector.

Wed, 23 May 2018

Six months on and officials appear hopelessly befuddled by Kiwibuild. They struggle to understand how it will work or how many houses it will provide.

Their build estimates have upset the minister in charge, Phil Twyford, who has slammed the “kids at Treasury.” The “bean counters” have it wrong.

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