Taxpayers should not subsidise business cleanups, commentator argues
A commentator argues the public should not foot the bill for cleaning up after businesses like Golden Bay Cement and New Zealand Steel.
A Newstalk ZB commentator has questioned whether taxpayers should be responsible for environmental or financial cleanups at major industrial companies. The remarks reference Golden Bay Cement and New Zealand Steel, suggesting concerns about public money being used to address business-related issues.
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Mike's Minute: It's not the taxpayers' job to "clean up" businesses
So we have Golden Bay Cement and we have New Zealand Steel.