Concluding TPP govt’s top trade priority, says Key

Concluding TPP govt’s top trade priority, says Key
By Pattrick Smellie Jan. 28 (BusinessDesk) – The government’s top trade priority this year will be concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but Prime Minister John Key’s speech for today’s opening of Parliament suggests it’s given up on expecting to pass fundamental reform to environmental law. While Key rattled off a list of areas in which the government would “advance legislation” this year, his reference to its desire to change the settings of Sections 6 and 7, currently opposed by its support partners United Future and the Maori Party,...