2 Nov 2008

Keeping ACC intact bottom line for Peters

1:30 pm on 2 November 2008

New Zealand First has added the retention of the Accident Compensation Scheme in its current form to its list of bottom lines.

Party leader Winston Peters has already stated a rewrite of the Reserve Bank Act would also be non-negotiable after the election.

He says the bank should have to take account of factors other than inflation when it raises interest rates.

On TV One's Agenda programme on Sunday 2 November, Mr Peters said National's policy on ACC equates to privatisation, and retaining the corporation in its present form would be a bottom line for his party.

However, National is standing by its decision to rule out any post-election relationship with New Zealand First, or Mr Peters.