Business of Government: Pay equity, Budget pains, KiwiRail, double standards and more

Business of Government: Pay equity, Budget pains, KiwiRail, double standards and more
Parliament has been dominated by debate over pay equity as the Government grapples with some unfortunate truths over the coming Budget. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
"If best done ..." There have been many words written on the Government’s move to wind back pay equity law, some of them outright obscenities, however sometimes the old journalistic adage “follow the money” is the best way to cut through the rhetoric of what has taken place.Although in this case the actual numbers are all a bit murky, described variously as "billions" and "large".Ministers’ argument for the sudden move from a process which National had previously embraced with open arms...

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