NZ Government Ministers Flashcards
Who is the NZ Finance Minister (2018)?
Grant Robertson
What is Grant Robertson minister of in the 2018 Labour Government?
Finance
Who is the NZ Revenue Minister (2018)?
Stuart Nash
What is Stuart Nash minister of in the 2018 Labour Government?
Revenue
10/10/18
This was the week when Finance Minister Grant Robertson found cause to disagree with the opening lyrics of Pink Floyd’s song
Money
: “Money, it’s a gas.”
The opening of the books revealed Robertson did indeed have money, lots more than he was _______________.
For a Finance Minister, money is not a gas. It can be a most inconvenient thing.
When you have money, people have ideas on how to spend it and a Finance Minister has to expend significant energy coming up with reasons why it should not be spent on such things.
t didn’t take long.
The teachers issued a prompt reminder they wanted a pay rise and that lovely pile of loot in the $5.5 billion surplus would cover it nicely.
Green Party co-leader James Shaw wanted it spent on infrastructure.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12140125
he was meant to have
10/10/18
This was the week when Finance Minister Grant Robertson found cause to disagree with the opening lyrics of Pink Floyd’s song
Money
: “Money, it’s a gas.”
The opening of the books revealed Robertson did indeed have money, lots more than he was meant to have.
For a Finance Minister, money is not a gas. It can be a most inconvenient thing.
When you have money, people have ideas on ____________ and a Finance Minister has to expend significant energy coming up with reasons why it should not be spent on such things.
t didn’t take long.
The teachers issued a prompt reminder they wanted a pay rise and that lovely pile of loot in the $5.5 billion surplus would cover it nicely.
Green Party co-leader James Shaw wanted it spent on infrastructure.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12140125
how to spend it
10/10/18
This was the week when Finance Minister ____________ found cause to disagree with the opening lyrics of Pink Floyd’s song
Money
: “Money, it’s a gas.”
The opening of the books revealed Robertson did indeed have money, lots more than he was meant to have.
For a Finance Minister, money is not a gas. It can be a most inconvenient thing.
When you have money, people have ideas on ____________ and a Finance Minister has to expend significant energy coming up with reasons why it should not be spent on such things.
t didn’t take long.
The teachers issued a prompt reminder they wanted a pay rise and that lovely pile of loot in the $5.5 billion surplus would cover it nicely.
Green Party co-leader James Shaw wanted it spent on infrastructure.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12140125
Grant Robertson
