Are taxpayers being fleeced? Ruth Richardson says no
Questions asked whether dividends paid to NZ Merino shareholders have been supported by taxpayer dollars.
New Zealand Merino is no stranger to criticism, having batted away a broadside from Marlborough farmer Ron Small ahead of its annual meeting last November.
But the company may be about to lock horns again – this time over the funding it receives from the government through the Primary Growth
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Duncan Bridgeman
Mon, 04 Sep 2017
Mon, 04 Sep 2017
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Are taxpayers being fleeced? Ruth Richardson says no
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