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Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) Chief Executive Leeann Watson says today’s Budget 2021 announcement has largely overlooked the role of business in the country’s economic recovery. Finance Minister Grant Robertson outlined his fourth Budget today, which focused on the three pillars of child poverty, affordable housing and climate change. Ms Watson says: “Rather…
Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Leeann Watson says yesterday’s immigration announcement was a clear signal that addressing skills shortages is being prioritised by Government, and the broad criteria of the new visa caught many by surprise. Yesterday Minister of Immigration Kris Faafoi announced the 2021 Resident Visa – a one-off, simplified pathway to…
Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Leeann Watson has welcomed today’s announcement regarding the new Covid-19 protection framework and the details around what it will take to get the South Island out of the current Alert Level 2. “It is positive to hear a plan for re-opening the economy and a pathway out of lockdown that…
The announcement from the Government today outlining adjustments to the COVID-19 Protection Framework has been long-awaited and indicates a step in the right direction. “Today’s eagerly awaited announcement following Monday’s signal of the announcement has provided some further clarity, but more long-term signals versus fragmented decisions are needed to help businesses plan ahead with certainty,”…