Budget 2010 Daily News Alert - Thurs, May 13, 2010

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Gordon Campbell on Sir Peter Gluckman, and the government’s science package for business
So far, at least two isotopes of the government’s chief science advisor Sir Peter Gluckman have been isolated, and identified. The commonly observed variant – lets call it P1 – emerges at regular intervals to emit bromides that science is good, that the government’s science policy is moving in the right direction, and that the science community really has to lift its game – preferably, by its own bootstraps. This week, P1 was hard at it justifying the government’s $321 million science r&d package over the next four years, $225 million of which is new funding.
MORE >> http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL201005/S00104.htm

Forest And Bird - Key's funding contradiction highlighted
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird believes Prime Minister John
Key should match the funding boost to the tourism industry with better protection
of the stunning natural landscapes tourists come to see.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00123.htm

New Zealand Labour Party - Tourism funding needs to play more to our strength
Labour's spokesperson for Tourism, Kelvin Davis, welcomed the announcement that
the tourism industry will receive $30 million in new funding for 2010/11 in next
week's Budget, but said this funding fell short of what the industry expected.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00198.htm

New Zealand Labour Party - Tourism funding needs to play more to our strength
Labour's spokesperson for Tourism, Kelvin Davis, welcomed the announcement that
the tourism industry will receive $30 million in new funding for 2010/11 in next
week's Budget, but said this funding fell short of what the industry expected.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00192.htm

OECD - Average tax burden on workers' earnings fell
11/05/2010 - Average tax and social security burdens on employment incomes fell slightly
in 24 out of 30 OECD countries last year as governments struggled to shore up faltering
economies amid the worst recession in decades. But whether this trend will continue ...
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00262.htm

New Zealand Government - Speech to 2010 NZ Hotel Industry Conference
There is simply no over-stating how important the World Cup will be for New Zealand.
It's the third largest sporting event in the world, and our fantastic country will
be in the spotlight for six weeks. We're expecting at least 85,000 international ...
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00187.htm

New Zealand Government - Tourism receives $30 million boost from Budget
Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key today revealed the tourism industry
will receive $30 million in new funding for 2010/11 in next week's Budget.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00186.htm

Medical Technology Association of New Zealand - Govt R&D funding boost only solves part of problem
While New Zealand's medical technology industry welcomes the Government's latest
announcement of a $225 million investment over four years in science and research,
its industry body is concerned the biggest barrier to export success remains.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00361.htm

New Zealand Labour Party - Goff: Higher Incomes. Better Jobs
Today I am not releasing Labour's policies. That will come closer to the elections.
But I am indicating broad directions.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00177.htm

Scoop Full Coverage - Full Coverage: PM's Pre-Budget R&D Announcement
"Farmers and firms will be the big winners in this year's Budget with an extra
$225m in science, research and technology funding, Prime Minister John Key announced
today."
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00097.htm

Wellington institute of Technology - R&D centre welcomes Prime Minister's announcement
WelTec (Wellington Institute of Technology) today warmly welcomed the Prime Minister's
announcement on significant investment into research and science via the Igniting
Potential initiative.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00040.htm

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