Changing the chat topic for a moment. What, Bernard, do you consider is contributing to that worsening productivity data? Calls over the years by Treasury and reports from the Productivity Commission, have all, in my opinion failed to recognise that the productive base of such a sizeable chunk of the NZ economy, being the primary sector,…
Changing the chat topic for a moment. What, Bernard, do you consider is contributing to that worsening productivity data? Calls over the years by Treasury and reports from the Productivity Commission, have all, in my opinion failed to recognise that the productive base of such a sizeable chunk of the NZ economy, being the primary sector, makes it quite difficult to lift individual worker productivity. But what is happening to worsen the situation? Is it manufacturing decline? Failure to find new tertiary sector activities?
I don't imagine abolishing the Productivity Commission was helpful. I'm sceptical that the red tape ministry of David Seymour will do a better job of increasing our productivity, even if it does have 3x the staff.
Changing the chat topic for a moment. What, Bernard, do you consider is contributing to that worsening productivity data? Calls over the years by Treasury and reports from the Productivity Commission, have all, in my opinion failed to recognise that the productive base of such a sizeable chunk of the NZ economy, being the primary sector, makes it quite difficult to lift individual worker productivity. But what is happening to worsen the situation? Is it manufacturing decline? Failure to find new tertiary sector activities?
Possibly that we over the review period, had a more complete lockdown during Covid, than pretty much anywhere else?
I don't imagine abolishing the Productivity Commission was helpful. I'm sceptical that the red tape ministry of David Seymour will do a better job of increasing our productivity, even if it does have 3x the staff.
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