I'm not sure why you think big business is responsible for giving the unemployed work. If many of these people had the attributes employers were looking for they would give them a go under the 90 Day Trial laws.
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What's the inflation level at the moment, given the National Governments spending? Say 1.9%
Labour's policies are already billions more than Nationals. Add in $20 min wage by 2020 and you're starting down the barrel of much higher figures, without even factoring in other geopolitical events outside of our control.
he wouldn't go as far as straight out devaluation if he doesn't get his way would he?
New RB Gov with a growth bias along with a building/construction boom (and tight employment) all seem to point to a atrengthening NZD ....and how often has any government / central bank really managed to get their currency lower.
I think Labour have done a lot more research into the implications of KiwiBuild than you would have done, Zaphod. There will be economies of scale in purchasing, and a chance to back Kiwi businesses. I assume they're thinking of prefabricated components, not the site-intensive style most current houses are built with. The prefab factories will easily train employees for some of these jobs, quite quickly. Assembly on site will be a quicker job than usual, also needing less training and oversight. Each person on the job instead of on the dole will cycle funds into the economy, not be a cost to the govt. NZ has had periods when over 10,000 houses were built in a year, just not recently with the current spate of McMansions, that allow good profits for builders, but don't suit first time homebuyers. It's a different market needing different solutions.
Just let Labour get started, this alone will build the economy in a very real way.
We don't know how he will do it, but he knows. Certainly started with gloomy negative comments about the impending economic crash, but he's always been a pessimist. And he won't be content to have Robertson as finance minister - no siree. Winston will have his say whenever he likes.
I guess the more the merrier? https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ordable-houses
I hadn't seen that, W69. Sounds useful, although there is the issue of reticulation and there being suitable work nearby. This new govt needs to start asking the big questions - like what population level is NZ looking for, in the next decade or 50 years?
Labour-Green confidence and supply agreement out today.
https://www.scribd.com/document/3624...t-1#from_embed
Labour-NZFirst Coalition agreement basics. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11936301