Banks most effective ACT MP ever

Based on the National/ACT confidence and supply agreement, John Banks is a more effective Caucus than all the caucuses before him.

  • A Regulatory Standards Bill to be enacted into within 12 months, based on Option 5 in this paper.
  • A spending limit law to be introduced within 24 months so that expenditure (excluding benefits, disasters, interest) can not increase by more than the annual rate of growth and . is a huge win.
  • RMA reform so there is only one unitary plan per district
  • Trial in South Auckland so private and community groups (including Iwi) can establish schools that compete with existing schools, and receive funding on a per child basis

These are very significant policy wins for ACT. The spending limit and trialing of charter schools have the potential to have a major impact into the future – and for the better.

If these can be successfully implemented in the next three years, then I could see ACT gaining many of its former supporters back.

National's second term is looking to have a lot of really positive and significant reform.

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