National-United Future confirm confidence and supply deal
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National and United Future have confirmed a confidence and supply agreement.
“I am pleased National has been able to negotiate constructively with United Future Leader Peter Dunne to help form the strong, stable government that New Zealand needs,” National leader John Key says.
“The agreement gives the new National-led Government confidence and supply support throughout this term. United Future has agreed to support the legislation required to give effect to the policies contained in National’s Post-Election Action Plan.”
The National-led government will adopt and implement United Future policies including:
• Reinstatement of the Income Sharing Bill currently before Parliament in the Government‘s upcoming reinstatement of legislation Motion
• There will be no sale of any part of Kiwibank or Radio New Zealand
• Introduce statutory limits on the sale of public assets to no more than 49% of shareholding to private interests including limits on the extent of single entity ownership
• Maintain at least current Budget funding tracks to TVNZ and Radio New Zealand to ensure they continue to fulfil their existing public broadcasting roles
• Support Public-Private partnerships for major roading infrastructure developments where these are deemed to be the preferred options regionally and nationally, in particular the Transmission Gully highway
Additionally, the government noted that United Future has been committed to its “Flexi-Superannuation” proposal as a key part of its retirement policy and agrees that a government discussion document investigating this issue will be developed.
Read the National-United Future Confidence and Supply Agreement.
NBR staff
Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Mon, 05 Dec 2011
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National-United Future confirm confidence and supply deal
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