Are taxpayers being fleeced? Ruth Richardson says no
Questions asked whether dividends paid to NZ Merino shareholders have been supported by taxpayer dollars.
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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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