Why business should be positive about a left coalition

Why business should be positive about a left coalition
Best for business? (Image: NZME)
Rob Campbell
There is a tendency for many, including businesspeople, to assume that the best interests of business are served by having a “right” rather than a “left” coalition government later this year.I think this is a lazy and potentially damaging assumption, and I will try to set out why.The polls suggest that our next government will be some kind of coalition (set aside the various ways this can be established). The broad choice can be labelled left or right (again not much turns on how accurate such designations are).In busine...

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