First cabinet meeting no earlier than usual

First cabinet meeting no earlier than usual
Christopher Luxon's cabinet will have its first meeting for the new year on Jan 23. (Image: Getty)
Dileepa Fonseka
National party leader Christopher Luxon promised to set a cracking pace at the start of the year but despite the bluster, his cabinet is set to meet at the usual time Labour's did.BusinessDesk understands the cabinet will meet on Jan 23 – the fourth Tuesday of the first month – which is the same pace set in 2018 when the Labour-led government held its first January cabinet meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month, and also in 2021 when the cabinet met for the first time in the new year on the fourth Wednesday.  And althou...

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