Legislators flounder in almost 300 pages of amendments as Three Waters bill is debated under urgency
Money saved and money spent are the effects of government decisions announced in the latest ministerial press statements.
Money saved – by being kept out of the hands of the government’s tax collectors – is the effect of Revenue Minister Barbara Edmonds’ confirmation that the “bright-line” test won’t be triggered when owners of flood and cyclone-damaged properties take up voluntary buy-out offers from local authorities.
