Key’s National Conference Speech

Key has, as expected, entered the Town Hall to a rapturous welcome. They had a nice wee video intro and a great song (no not Clocks) for the walk in.

In his speech he is laying out ten parts of National’s Blueprint for Change. They are:

  1. Cut taxes on 1 April 2009 and 1 April 2010
  2. Bring discipline to government spending to reduce pressure on interest rates
  3. Have a lid on staff numbers in the core public service
  4. Attack gangs and the “P” trade with tougher laws and more powers for the Police
  5. Introduce an RMA Amendment Bill within 100 days
  6. Involve the private sector and communities more in providing government services
  7. Set national standards for literacy and numeracy for primary school pupils
  8. Retain all superannuation entitlements and eligibility, and through lifting average after tax incomes, increase the amount paid to senior citizens
  9. Repeal the Electoral Finance Act, and reach out to all parties to reach a consensus on legislation to replace it that will retain measures to provide greater transparency in political donations
  10. A binding referendum on MMP by no later than 2011

There was also a major announcement on infrastructure, which I’ll deal with in a separate post.

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