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Fees-free university scheme to be scrapped in upcoming Budget, Nicola Willis confirms (www.rnz.co.nz)

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The Finance Minister has confirmed claims by Winston Peters that the fees-free university scheme, which covers the final year of tertiary education study for students, will be scrapped in the upcoming Budget.

The New Zealand First Leader made the comments to Newstalk ZB Friday evening.

In a statement this evening Nicola Willis confirmed the comments.

"Ongoing coalition negotiations have led to good Budget policy decisions that further the immediate and long-term interests of New Zealanders."

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[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

"Going for growth" by reducing our training pipeline.... Great idea.

[–] Band@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

They've touted an 'export driven recovery'

This means driving down our dollar to make our products attractive on the international market.

On the flip side it makes any products that we import more expensive.

So we sacrifice the well-being of the many, to make numbers go up for the exporters.

Don't get me wrong, I know that primary industrys support many businesses and people down the chain. But when everybody is paying more for materials, products, consumables, the benefits are eaten up by the increased costs.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I liked this bit:

good Budget policy decisions that further the immediate and long-term interests of New Zealanders

The long term interests of NZ are served by reducing access to education, somehow.

[–] Band@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reduce access to education, eliminate the media standards. This can only go well....

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 day ago

It's an election year, so it will be interesting to see if they feel this is wanted by their voter base (or more importantly, swing voters).

It doesn't seem like it would be popular, but they must think it will be because they are doing it in the lead up to an election.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

The long term interests of NZ are served by reducing access to education, somehow.

they've conflated NZ with conservatives.

a lack of education helps conservatives.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The long term interests of conservative governments' donors is a less educated workforce: that way they accept what they're told without critically thinking about it.

The idiots think that means lower wages for lower educated workers, without to thinking it through to to he productivity of lower educated workers.

That aside; they'll just say "good decisions that benefit [voters]" about anything they do, regardless of fact. It manufactures consent in the lesser educated populace.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 days ago

The long term interests of conservative governments’ donors is a less educated workforce

That's what makes it such a great quote, it works on so many levels. It's so honest and so dishonest at the same time!

That aside; they’ll just say “good decisions that benefit [voters]” about anything they do

Yeah that's true, but I'm still going to enjoy the humour of the situation!