Napier Labour MP Stuart Nash has penned his support for a report that questions taxpayer-funded "corporate welfare" although he says he doesn't share the political views of the right-wing group that commissioned the study.
The Taxpayers' Union yesterday published Monopoly Money, a report giving a breakdown of government spending on subsidies to businesses which it says have increased from $1 billion to $1.4 billion during the past six years of a National-led Government.
The report begins with forewords written by Mr Nash and Michael Barnett, chief executive of the Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
In his foreword, Mr Nash wrote: "While my own politics and that of the Taxpayers' Union differ significantly, I commend them on this report. It allows readers to think about the relative values and priorities from the spending the report outlines."
The Taxpayers' Union describes itself as an independent activist group and says its goals are to "fight government waste and make sure New Zealanders get value for money from their tax dollar".