More Government flip-flops
At he same time as the Government is flip-flopping on biofuels, and flip-flopping on regional petrol taxes, they also are retreating from having the transport sector in the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Jeanette Fitzsimons is not impressed:
“We’re trying to get the best possible legislation through this term … I think there will be legislation before this election but the question is will it be even weaker than what we’ve got now.” Ms Fitzsimons said further backtracks on the trading scheme should see the Prime Minister awarded a “climate ditherers” award to replace the United Nations Champion of the Earth award she recently received.
I can understand the politics around a delay, but you have to ask will it be only for two years? If petrol prices are still high in 2011, will the transport sector be exempted or delayed further. And if you start doing that the whole ETS may collapse if one sector is left out.
If one was to deliver significant enough tax cuts, they would compensate for any increase in petrol prices. But the risk of delivering chewing gum tax cuts which wouldn’t even meet the increased cost of petrol was obviously too high.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
The socialists are running scared and will resort to anything under the sun to stay in power. If that means backing down on the ETS, on tax cuts policies, etc, so be it.
Labour’s lust for power knows no bounds, so expect Clark and Cullen to become real contortionists over the coming months.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
What flip flop on regional petrol tax.
Even you couldnt find ANy comment that the regional taxes would all be the full 10c( or 5c) in one hit.
Confused again?
May 6th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Well, that’s why they started referring to John Key as “Slippery”. The Flip Flop moniker is now well and truly theirs!
May 6th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
ROW are you sure.?
Strategic holdings .. me too Key
Dont sell State Assets …me too key
May 6th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Battered Wife Syndrome !
I feel half sorry for them and half cynical about it -The poor old Green Party – used and then abused by Helengrad.
They are showing all the signs of battered wife syndrome, so blinded by the tyrannical husband that they are scared stiff to even think of leaving home and going to the womens refuge.
I suggest that the womans refuge need to sidle up to Jeanette and quietly point out to her how much she is being shafted by Helen yet cant seem to break away from the shackles of the dragon.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I feel half sorry for them and half cynical about it -The poor old Green Party – used and then abused by Helengrad.
They are showing all the signs of battered wife syndrome, so blinded by the tyrannical husband that they are scared stiff to even think of leaving home and going to the womens refuge.
I suggest that the womans refuge need to sidle up to Jeanette and quietly point out to her how much she is being shafted by Helen yet cant seem to break away from the shackles of the dragon.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Does any one actually feel sorry for the Green party ?
May 6th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Ghost
Key..We would delay the fuel tax surcharge
Klark/Kullen..me too
Key..We would look at deferring the emission trading scheme
Klark/Kullen…me too
May 6th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
BB You missed out
KEY — Tax cuts for the battlers
KLARK/KULLEN—- Me too
May 6th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Why can’t they find a focus group that tells them the best thing they could do would be to resign, en masse, immediately? Perhaps their pollsters aren’t asking the right questions.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
BioFuel … we support this says National… the again we dont when petrol prices have risen
back in 2005
There are real advantages for the Government and for New Zealand if the two main parties can agree on the key elements of New Zealand’s policy.
“National does take the issue of climate change seriously. We want an approach that will see New Zealand taking a constructive path internationally and one that will not put our economy at risk relative to our competitors,” says Dr Smith.
http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?articleId=5682
fat chance of national agreeing to naything for along
May 6th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
National does take it seriously – 50% reduction by 2050. Unlike a lot of hot air and flip-flops from slippery old Hulun who should be sending her medal back.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
GWW dumbarse – so you’re saying that whats good for the goose is NOT in actual fact good for the gander. Thanks, got it now, as long as it is Labours idea its good, they can flip flop as much as they like.
My bad.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
LOL, Helen has justified the pull back on ETS by saying that due to increase in fuel prices, people are using less thereby reducing carbon emmissions.
Fuck me, that women could spin an elephant.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Buggerlugs, Labour said ‘carbon neutral’ without saying by when, or including a timetable, and I think this is awfully similar to what National have done with ’50 by 50′ platitudes. May be a reason some Greens are using the word ‘LabNats’ a bit these days.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
If Helen says Blacks white then Black is white End of story In her own words Move On
the really sad reality is that 30% plus of the citizens are so dumb and stupid they cant see thru the Bullshit.
If Helen or Cullen told them to jump off a cliff most of them would Heh what an idea That would raise the average IQ.
May 6th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Gd I doubt if 30% of the citizens are so dumb and stupid they can’t see thru the bullshit. Of the 30% probably 60% are like GWW, sonic and the the rest of the misfits that are beholding to the socialists for their meal ticket and it scares the living shit out of them that the dream could all be over. Probably another 20% vote for Liarbore because someone told them to or have always as a family tradition. But I would say you would be correct on the last 20%, thick as pigshit!!.
May 6th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
“We’re trying to get the best possible legislation through this term”
Translated from envirospeak to English that means the worst possible legislation (for non-environmentalists). If this legislation adds anything like as much cost as Bill Ralston was going on about the other day, then we should drop it quick. Is there a law against economic treason?