Building sector opposes Government plan to scrap Branz levy
The Government plans to end a construction levy that has funded building research since 1969, drawing sector opposition.
The Government intends to axe a dedicated levy on construction projects that has funded the Building Research Association of New Zealand (Branz) since 1969. The change would make building research funding more contestable rather than guaranteed through the levy. Construction sector leaders criticise the proposal, describing it as conflating separate ideas into a flawed approach.
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NZ building sector opposes axing of levy for Building Research Association (Branz)
The Government’s plan to axe a dedicated levy paying for building research and make funding in the space more contestable is “a couple of good ideas conflated into a bad one”, a construction sector leader says. A proposed law change…