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BusinessNZ says government missed opportunity over Covid-free six months

Kirk Hope says the government needs to be clearer about what businesses' response to Delta variant.

Brent Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2021

BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope has criticised the government’s “negative” approach to the wage subsidy scheme, saying it had put a lot of companies off applying for the subsidy.

Hope has also taken the government to task for failing to get ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic in the six

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Brent Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2021
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