Winston Peters
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We have been asked by media whether NZ First supports an extra public holiday at this time. Our answer after serious thought is – no.
New Zealand has just been through weeks and weeks of lockdown – in some ways an enforced holiday.
We understand how COVID-19 has put small business owners under real painful financial strain. We know that many business owners are not paying themselves so they can keep their staff going. We know many business owners, who are paying their bills, but not paying themselves. That is why we can’t support extra public holidays – they come at a cost to businesses and workers.
It’s another day of no production, in a year where production is well down due to the Covid lockdown. For the mass majority of businesses. It’s another day of no income when they need it as business owners to pay all their bills,
Public holidays are great, but another holiday will cost small businesses in particular. And it will cost thousands of workers their jobs as well – and NZ First certainly understands that.
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