SMEs want a change of government

SMEs want a change of government
National leader Christopher Luxon is preferred PM among SMEs with 42%. (Image: Getty)
Staff reporters
Small businesses are signalling they'd like to see a change in government as they continue to fret about the ongoing impacts of covid-19 and worry about inflation, according to a survey commissioned by accounting software company MYOB.The survey, conducted by Kantar of more than 1,000 small-to-medium enterprise (SMEs) owners and managers, found 68% are expecting the New Zealand economy to decline in the next 12 months and that 60% are dissatisfied with the government's performance over the last 12 months.Half of those surveyed attribute...

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