新西兰商界不满国家党“甩手党”态度
工党雇佣事务发言人 格兰特·罗伯森 （Grant Robertson）
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国家党对本国经济的“甩手党”做法不但令我国付出流失成千上万工作的惨重代价，也让政府失去了商界的支持。
安永会计师事务所的调查表明新西兰企业界几乎70%的人认为国家党政府在创造就业方面表现平平或很差。对于一个声称自己是商家之友的政府而言，这可是令人震惊的坏消息。
同一个调查表明70%的新西兰企业界人士认为政府在制定促进商业成长计划方面相当无能。或许这是因为斯蒂芬·乔伊斯居然花一整年时间去解释他的商业成长计划，而那份计划除掉一些老调重弹的项目之外，其实乏善可陈。
我们早知大众正对约翰基的这种甩手不管的执政方式失去信心。如今看来企业界也显然有同样感受。
他们有理由感到忧虑，去年我国流失了3万个工作。经济停滞不前，电价飙升，纽币被高估而伤及我国的出口商和制造商。政府有必要改弦易辙了。
我们的企业界要的是一个能和他们并肩作战、而且能帮他们获得商机、创造成长与就业的政府。国家党明显不及格。
工党则将以更深入实际的方式去执政、同时注重解决事关国计民生的大问题。我们将把重点放在提升我国员工技能――采取的措施诸如学徒工计划，通过它对失业者们进行再培训上岗。我们的KiwiBuild (国民建设)政策志在建造10万所住屋，同时这也会相应创造巨大的商机。
我们将改变储备银行的眼中只有通胀的狭窄格局，让它在包括就业与汇率等更多领域发挥作用。我们志在创造一个绿色、智能及多样化的经济，凭此为每个人打造机会。（霍建强议员办公室 供稿）
Grant
ROBERTSON
Employment spokesperson
10 March 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT
Business rejecting Nats hands-off approach
National’s hands-off approach to the economy is not only costing thousands of jobs, it’s also losing them the support of business, says Labour’s Employment spokesperson Grant Robertson.
“Almost 70 per cent of businesses surveyed by Ernst &Young say the Government’s approach to job creation is average or poor. That’s a shocking indictment on a government that claims it’s the friend of business.
“The same survey showed that 70 per cent of the business community rate the Government’s ability to develop a business growth agenda as poor. Perhaps that’s because Steven Joyce took a year to explain his Business Growth Agenda and it was nothing more than a bunch of glossy re-announcements.
“We know the public are losing faith in John Key’s hands-off approach. But now it’s clear business is concerned as well.
“And they are right to be worried, a net 30,000 jobs have been lost over the last year. The economy is stagnating, power prices are increasing and the overvalued dollar is crippling exporters and manufacturers. The Government needs to change tack.
“Businesses want a Government that will work alongside them and help them get the opportunities they need to grow and create jobs. National has clearly failed to do this.
“Labour will take a more hands-on approach and tackle the big issues. We will focus on improving the skills in our workforce such as using our apprenticeships for the dole scheme and training people who lose their jobs. Our KiwiBuild policy to build 100,000 new homes will create significant growth opportunities.
“We will change the Reserve Bank’s tunnel-vision mandate of inflation-targeting and give wider scope to take into account jobs and the exchange rate. And we are determined to create a clean, smart and diversified economy that creates opportunities for everyone,” says Grant Robertson.
