"Too much in tax”

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33858, 2 June 1975, Page 4

"Too much in tax”

l or far too long, too much had been paid in taxation, said the president of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce (Mr R. C. Dunn). ‘ He was replying to his jown question; what caused I the shortage of funds and possibility of unemployment

in New Zealand? in the course of an address to the annual conference of North Canterbury Federated Farmers. “We have now got to the end of the road.” said Mr iDunn. He said he knew of companies which had had to defer building, projects. “We' have taken too much out of the kitty. It has gone to the Government and into Gov-i eminent expenditure,” Mr Dunn said. New Zealand had a population of about 4m, which was similar to that of Birmingham, but it had an Army, Navy, and Air Force, three international airports, two' television channels, “and we! can throw in our own ship-' ping line as well.” “I ask you can we afford' this?” he said. Somewhere, someone had! to "get his feet on the ground.” Mr Dunn, who said he be-; longed to no political party, spoke on “three years along! the road to socialism by a; New Zealand Labour Government.” He said that New: Zealand required a strong Government backed by true-1 blue New Zealanders. The’ time had come when thei Government must govern and not be “pushed around” by! militant unions. Trade unions had a job to; do, but must be well guided, and controlled. The moment: they interfered with produc-i

tion or caused disharmony action must be taken. There was no room for troublemakers. Mr Dunn said that the 'New Zealand voter would be faced at the General Election with the biggest decision he had had to make — clearly, socialism or the system of freedom.