工党：忧患之际需变革 国家党却还在放任自流

　　国家党政府在继续放任自流，对新西兰经济形势将趋恶化的预警漠然视之。　　工党财经事务发言人大卫帕克批评说：这个政府无视日前储备银行对本国经济成长、产能及海外债务将继续恶化发出的警示，总理基甚至矢口否

　　工党财经事务发言人大卫帕克批评说：这个政府无视日前储备银行对本国经济成长、产能及海外债务将继续恶化发出的警示，总理基甚至矢口否认说：这种时候我们没什么要变的。

　　约翰基说对于日益恶化的本国经济成长及海外债务无须采取变革措施。可是我们需要变革，不是随波逐流。

　　2012年预算案出台以前，总理声称政府会坚定不移执行“能起到作用的计划”。然而他们没有足以应对形势的计策。储备银行也只能降低预期。

　　储备银行对新西兰经济成长前景的预期降到甚至比我国的16个主要贸易伙伴国的预计平均经济增长率的零头还要低。

　　储备银行也同样下调了对我国生产力的预期。

　　与此同时，我国外债与贸易逆差则预计要上升。从去年底至2016年，我国净外债增长预计将从1300亿升至2000亿之巨。

　　新西兰急需的是经济现代化，推进能促进经济增长的税改，更多储蓄以降低不断膨胀的外债，对出口产业及就业市场要加大支持力度，要有勇气做出艰难决定来解决迫在眉睫的财政压力。

　　可是这个政府除了出卖国有资产什么也没做。改变资产所有权根本无法发展经济或帮助出口。

　　政府卖掉我国能源企业的事实最突出地表明国家党政府对发展经济束手无策。(来源：霍建强议员办公室)

　　David PARKER 
　　Finance Spokesperson                       

　　15 June 2012                                                                 MEDIA STATEMENT

　　National drifting when we need change

　　Worsening economic forecasts are being ignored by a Government that is just drifting, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson David Parker.

　　“Despite worsening Reserve Bank forecasts for growth, productivity and overseas debt, the Government is in denial with the Prime Minister saying: ‘There is nothing different we would want to do at this time’.

　　“John Key is saying that nothing needs to change when growth and overseas debt forecasts are deteriorating. We need change, not drift.

　　“Before the Budget, the Prime Minister claimed the government was ‘sticking to a plan that works’. But there is no adequate plan and the Reserve Bank forecasts are being reduced because it’s not working.

　　“The Reserve Bank forecasts for growth have been reduced to an even smaller fraction of the average growth rates predicted for our sixteen major trading partners.

　　“It has reduced its forecast of productivity growth.

　　“And it has increased its forecast for our overseas deficit and rising international liabilities. From the end of last year to 2016 our net international liabilities are projected to increase from $130 billion to more than $200 billion.

　　“New Zealand urgently needs to modernise our economy, with pro-growth tax reform, more savings to reduce ballooning overseas liabilities, more support for exporters and jobs, and tough decisions to deal with looming fiscal pressures.

　　“But all the Government is doing is selling assets. Changing who owns what already exists does nothing to improve our economy or exports.

　　“The fact that selling our power companies is the most significant part of this Government’s plan for the economy shows just how inadequate its plan for the economy is,” said David Parker.