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$7.45m in corporate welfare sunk into Saudi Arabian farm

The government spent $1.45 million on airfreighting 900 pregnant ewes to Saudi Arabia.
 
Jamie Ball talks about the $7 million allocated to a Saudi Arabian farm on NBR Radio, and on demand on MyNBR Radio.

Jamie Ball
Thu, 14 May 2015

LATESTSaudi businessman gifted millions by Govt is Brownrigg stakeholder

National is spending over $7 million supplying mostly undisclosed goods and services to a privately-owned farm in Saudi Arabia whose owners will retain ownership of the taxpayer-funded assets.

About $6 million has been

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Jamie Ball
Thu, 14 May 2015
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