EFA-has positive effect, although no doubt an unintended consequence

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Bill English revealed why IRD pulled a brochure on Kiwisaver – because of the EFA, this NZPA item at Stuff has the details, brief extract follows:-

Inland Revenue canned a KiwiSaver brochure because of fears it would be used for electioneering, despite at the time saying it was pulled for commercial reasons.

National Party deputy leader Bill English tabled in Parliament today IRD emails that showed the brochures were pulled because they were deemed to be to political.

“I remain concerned that in the current environment it (the KiwiSaver brochure) leans too far towards the promotional,” one IRD adviser said in an email.

The emails show that officials were concerned about the possibility of politicians using IRD material for electioneering.

Too right the officials should be concerned.

Yet again this law is shown to be ridiculous, but for once it may have saved taxpayers money and stopped us being force fed government propaganda.

Perhaps an unintended consequence, but positive in this instance as it appears to be causing officials to think more carefully about promotional leaflets and what they might be used for.

Though no doubt the politicians were not happy.

Adam hates to say it, but this time the Act has been beneficial as it has stopped Labour from raiding the public purse to promote their activities. Though not what they had intended when they rammed this partisan law through, with their cronies the Greens and WInston First.

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