CEOs gave National a 'soft pass' in Mood of the Boardroom survey – Robertson

CEOs gave National a 'soft pass' in Mood of the Boardroom survey – Robertson
Grant Robertson has defended the government's record after a critical survey. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Finance minister Grant Robertson has hit back at the results of NZ Herald's Mood of the Boardroom survey, saying executives in the room have not been tough enough on the National party. Robertson participated in a finance-focused election debate at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland in front of an audience who had taken part in the 21st NZ Herald Mood of the Boardroom survey. "You've given the National party a pretty soft pass; we're standing here today, just over two weeks out from the election, we do not have a costed pla...

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