Businesses have echoed Labour's criticism that the Government lacks a blueprint to develop the economy.
Party leaders and their finance spokesmen yesterday fronted up to lobby group Business NZ's election conference to outline their economic vision.
Business NZ also released the results of its election survey of more than 1300 small to large businesses. While almost all believed it was important for the government to have a co-ordinated plan of action that raised economic performance, little more than a third thought John Key's Government had one.
Deloitte chief executive Murray Jack said the finding was "disturbing" and the plan Mr Key had earlier in the day confidently spoken to the conference about "was obviously news to most people in this room".
For months Labour has attacked what it says is National's lack of a coherent economic plan and addressing the conference yesterday, Labour finance spokesman David Cunliffe said voters and businesses had the choice of two prescriptions.