Speech - The Trans-Pacific Partnership: State of Play

TPP is, by definition, a trade negotiation. But let me emphasise the importance of not seeing this negotiation in a hermetically sealed zone labelled ‘trade policy’ – somehow divorced from the broader, and for New Zealanders, frankly more important, internal economic agenda. These are not parallel universes. The linkages are explicit and important. We can have a legitimate political debate about what we do with the wealth a higher long-run growth rate would create – there are a dozen different ways to cut the cake. But leaving aside a few outliers on the political fringes who have radically different views on how we should organise our society, it is pretty well understood that all choices become easier if we achieve this goal. To achieve this requires a number of structural shifts. This is what the phrase ‘rebalancing’ means. ‘Rebalancing’ has a number of facets to it. First and foremost, it is about moving away from debt fuelled consumption growth. As Bill English has pointed out on many occasions, the recovery now clearly underway is fundamentally different to previous recoveries in New Zealand.

It is not built around consumption, or increased structural Government spending. It is built around lifting national savings rates and reducing debt, including the Government’s debt. Yes, the triple whammy of the world’s worst recession in 70 years in 2009, two major earthquakes, and now some terrible aftershocks, affecting our second largest city have forced us to go onto capital markets to soften the edges of what would otherwise have required a far more brutal adjustment by New Zealand firms, Government and households. However, we are on track towards a surplus in about three years, thanks to some tough, but not unreasonable, decisions we have taken. So, in a sense, the work that, say, Steven Joyce is doing on infrastructure, the work Nick Smith, David Carter and others are doing on regulatory reform and irrigation storage facilities, the work Phil Heatley is doing on ending the stalemate that had befallen our aquaculture sector – their work programmes, and the work programmes of several other Ministers, are as much part of the trade agenda as anything Murray McCully or I are doing on the external front. I have said on numerous occasions that a successful trade negotiation for New Zealand does not in itself add a dollar to New Zealand’s wealth. It only creates an opportunity.

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Speech - The Trans-Pacific Partnership: State of Play
Speech - The Trans-Pacific Partnership: State of Play

Ten years ago it was ludicrous to look at the Singapore/New Zealand FTA as if we were getting off the plane at Changi airport and had no intention of getting on another flight to another trade destination. Similarly, if TPP is successful,



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Little India, Haw Par Villa-Tiger Balm Gardens, Changi War Museum, Raffles Hotel, Waterloo Street, Holland Village, Gold lass Movie Theatre, Fountain of Wealth, Fish Reflexology, G Max Reverse Bungy Jump, Merlion Park, dan Herderson Waves.




Voucherlicious.com Review- Staycation Changi Village Hotel

Staycation again,You might ask since we just did a staycation deal review recently. MM & SM Quitting? But well, the post election stress can still be seen in many of you guys, so why not review this staycation deal again and see what Singapore has got to offer. In this deal let’s take a look at the increasingly popular Changi hotel for choice of staycation and see whether it is a good deal or not offered by Voucherlicious.com This deal is only valid for the month of June, that means it is targeted at Singaporeans looking for a staycation during the June School holidays, which is pretty ideal since it is located at Changi , well sheltered from the hustle and bustle of city life. Therefore, ADL got interested and checked up this deal for our readers. So is it a good deal or not?Before reading further, check out the deal here first : Voucherlicious Changi Hotel Deal Therefore, ADL would say it is still a good deal because… and totally due to… the 2 free Golden Village movie tickets. Taking into account they cost $10 each, you will be better off buying the deal by Voucherlicious since you can save a few dollars. (Movie tickets are considered a necessity and a good replacement for cash in Singapore terms…) And also, if you are really looking for last minute bookings, ADL would strongly recommend Voucherlicious instead, due to ease of buying and cheaper rates.


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