Labour MP Sue Moroney. Photo / Paul Taylor
A Parliamentary committee is divided on whether paid parental leave should be extended by 12 weeks, despite official advice which showed it could cost less than the Government predicted.
The Government Administration select committee released its report on Labour MP Sue Moroney's bill this morning, saying it was unable to
agree on whether the bill should be passed.
The private member's bill is believed to have the numbers to pass into law, but Finance Minister Bill English has previously said the Government would use its powers to veto it because it was unaffordable.
Ms Moroney accused National of using delaying tactics. She accepted National's request late last year to give the committee more time so the party could reconsider its position.
"I agreed to that extension in good faith, but National members introduced no amendments and then voted down the work the select committee had done," she said.
