Renationalising gentailers a bad idea: NZSA

Renationalising gentailers a bad idea: NZSA
Oliver Mander says renationalising the gentailers would be bad for the NZX and NZ itself. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
The New Zealand Shareholders Association's chief executive, Oliver Mander, says a renationalisation of the gentailers would be bad for the stockmarket and poor use of the Government’s resources.“I guess in the context where we have an infrastructure deficit, we would rather see taxpayer funds – that have a cap, that are scarce – being used to support other forms of infrastructure where the market really isn’t delivering anything,” Mander told BusinessDesk. On Sunday, the Green Party proposed an emiss...

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