Thousands of Kiwis Tell Ministers to Scrap ‘Dirty Deal’

Nearly 3000 New Zealanders have emailed Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson urging them to drop the retrospective clauses in the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment Bill.

Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:

“The public backlash to this grubby deal has been overwhelming. Over the weekend, thousands of Kiwis have told the Ministers they will not stand by while the Government rewrites the law to let ANZ and ASB off the hook.”

“Retrospective lawmaking is an affront to the rule of law. Courts exist to decide disputes, not to have cases pulled out from under them to protect powerful interests.”

“We know that the CCCFA must be fixed. But if the Government truly believes in fairness and the rule of law, it will strip out the retrospective provisions and let justice take its course.”