ACT Warrior Boscawan wages battle against NZ tax scheme: ETS

Stop Misleading The Public, Dr Smith - John Boscawen MP, ACT New Zealand, 30-Apr-10

"ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today demanded Climate Change Issues Minister Dr Nick Smith stop his misleading, contradictory and inconsistent justifications for the New Zealand ETS and be honest to New Zealanders about the financial burden he insists on imposing on the country.

It is impossible to have any confidence in Dr Smith as Minister - he's in denial about the futility of the ETS; scrambling to justify a scheme that, while making no difference to the world climate, will come at a huge cost to our economy," Mr Boscawen said.

"Minister Smith has regularly played politics and made misleading statements. For example: Nick Smith said the ETS isn't a tax because foresters receive credits. Fact: for practical purposes the ETS is a tax on our economy, subsidies to foresters notwithstanding.

"Nick Smith said he's 'been contacted by a number of businesses who are making substantial investments or have entered into significant contracts that would be severely disadvantaged by change'. Fact: he failed to mention the businesses that will be harmed.

"Nick Smith said his ETS is less severe than Labour's. Fact: he's the one choosing to inflict an ETS on New Zealand. No comparison with Labour will change this. What matters is what Nick Smith chooses to do, not what Labour would have done.

"Nick Smith said 29 countries have an ETS. Fact: the EU ETS isn't an all-sectors, all-gases scheme, and any comparison misses the point that our farmers and exporters will be at a competitive disadvantage.

"Nick Smith said the Government has 'provided generous allocations for trade-exposed industries'. Fact: he's still imposing a net cost on our businesses.

"Nick Smith said the ETS 'provides a clear financial incentive to plant trees and not deforest'. Fact: the Kyoto/ETS debacle triggered the mass-deforestation in the first place.

"Nick Smith said we must implement the ETS on July 1 to give the certainty necessary to incentivise forestry, renewable energy and efficient technology investment. Fact: there's no certainty when he's signalled he won't proceed with the ETS in this form post-2011.

"Nick Smith said the point of the ETS is to combat 'global warming'. Fact: no matter what we do it won't have an effect - we're simply too small to change the climate on our own.

"How can we have confidence in such a Minister? New Zealand's response to climate change is a serious issue with huge economic implications and the public deserves a Minister prepared to look at the facts - not one as confused and misleading as Dr Nick Smith," Mr Boscawen said."

Campaign To Defer The ETS Continues - John Boscawen MP, ACT New Zealand 30-Apr-10

"ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen will continue his campaign to defer the Government’s implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme, and will hold a number of public meetings in the Waikato and Taranaki regions.

“These meetings are an opportunity for members of the public to learn just how much the ETS will cost them and their families – as well as the cost to our farmers, businesses and exporters,” Mr Boscawen said.

May 3
Morrinsville: 11am, Morrinsville Community House, Canada Street.
Matamata: 2:30pm, St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Meura Street.
Hamilton: 7:30pm, Mellow Manor, Hamilton/Cambridge Highway, Tamahere.

May 4
Te Awamutu: 9:30am, Te Awamutu Rugby Sports & Recreation Club, Albert Park Dr, Te Awamutu.
Otorohanga: 11:30am, Otorohanga District Library Meeting Room, Turongo Street.
Te Kuiti: 2pm, St Johns Hall, Jennings Street, Te Kuiti.
New Plymouth: 7:30pm, Beach Street Hall, Beach St, New Plymouth.

May 10
Auckland: 7:30pm, Royal Akarana Yacht Club, Tamaki Drive, Orakei, Auckland.
May 11
Christchurch: 7:30pm, Heaton Normal Intermediate School, Heaton Street, Merivale.
Further meetings are planned for May 7 (Timaru & Ashburton), May 31 (Takapuna), and June 28 (Katikati, Te Puke, Tauranga). Details will be released soon.

Why is this important? Watch below video from Trevor at NewZeal's recent article called "The Emissions Trading Scheme: The Really Inconvenient Truth – For New Zealand"

The ACT party has been speaking out about it urging lying politicians like current PM John Key to abandon the ETS. All it is will be REVENUE for the government. It will NOT impact global climate in the slightest! Even France abandoned theirs.

Watch below and check out further videos at NewZeal:

GO JOHN BOSCAWAN GO! FIGHT ON!