TAXPAYERS' UNION
WELCOMES KEY'S RESTRAINT IN PROPPING UP
ACT
29 SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
The Taxpayers’ Union is
welcoming the announcement that ACT MP David Seymour will
not be appointed as a Minister.
Last week the
Union called on Mr Key to ensure that he was
not using Ministerial portfolios (and the associated
taxpayer funded resources) to prop up ACT.
Taxpayers’
Union Executive Director Jordan Williams
says:
“While Mr Seymour will get a boost to his salary
as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary, he will not get the
considerable taxpayer funded resources and staff available
to Ministers.”
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