Thursday, 10 November 2022 11:30

Oh really!

Written by  The Hound

OPINION: Claims by Damien O'Connor that his government's crazy plan for pricing and taxing farm emissions is "now open to consultation with the sector before a final decision is made" should be taken with a large grain of salt.

The supposed 'consultation' period closes on November 18, which has given the entire agriculture sector less than a month to respond to the Government's proposal.

This is true to form for this self-proclaimed 'most open and transparent government in NZ's history'.

Remember the 'consultation' it did with the sector over its freshwater reforms?

Or how about the 'consultation' it carried out with farmers over its winter grazing regulations?

And, of course, let's not forget the 'consultation' the Government recently conducted over its 3 Waters reforms, which ignored any criticism and shut out thousands of submissions against the changes!

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