Cooking The Books
Chuck Schooner (Account suspended) made this Official Information request to Grant Robertson
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From: Chuck Schooner (Account suspended)
Dear Grant Robertson,
The only people that can spend beyond their means are our incompetent government. The "Covid" response equated to $25,000 per person! Unbelievable. I also note you are now cooking the books - this is what happens when you have an arts degree and try pretend to know anything about finance! Our country is going to be forever stuffed because of your incompetence. On that can you please provide
- Total spend on Covid-19 itemised line by line
- Information to include - allocation to government agency
- I then want each government agency to show all of the amounts paid out to external agencies and the names of the agencies and what the cost was for - vaccines, PPE, consultancy services
- All of these amounts are to then show if a procurement process was gone through
You are likely going to need to do this for the auditor general so it shouldn't be an issue.
Can you also please provide
- Any legal advice, internal and external memos, treasury / RBNZ input, IMF correspondence, cost/benefit analysis, emails, reasons and recommendations as to why the government has changed the way the debt is presented. Effectively I want to see the process that was gone through by the government to change the way they present their debt.
Yours faithfully,
Chuck
From: Hon Grant Robertson
Kia Ora,
Thank you for contacting Hon Grant Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister,
Minister of Finance, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Sport and
Recreation, Minister for Racing, MP for Wellington Central.
The Minister considers all correspondence important and appreciates you
taking the time to write. As Minister Robertson receives a large amount of
correspondence it is not always possible to personally reply to all
emails.
Information relating to the new traffic light framework can be found
here: [1]https://covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights/c...
Information relating to the financial support available to individuals and
businesses can be found here:
[2]https://www.ird.govt.nz/covid-19/busines...
or If you have a query about Covid-19 payments you can call [3]0800 473
566
[4]https://covid19.govt.nz/business-and-mon....
Vaccination pass information and registration can be found
here: [5]https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19-vaccine...
you have a query about My Vaccine Pass, you can call [6]0800 222
478 between 8am and 8pm, 7 days a week
Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) at [7]https://www.miq.govt.nz/, or
make a complaint or request a review of your application by
emailing [8]https://www.miq.govt.nz/about/contact-us...
Information on health services can be found here:
If you are concerned that someone is going to hurt themselves or someone
else, you can call your local mental health crisis team. A full list of
numbers is available
here: [9]www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/mental-health-services/crisis-assessment-teams
Latest information from the Beehive can be found
here: [10]https://www.beehive.govt.nz/
Thank you for the taking the time to write.
Nga mihi,
Office of Hon Grant Robertson
Member of Parliament for Wellington Central
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Finance | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister for Sport and
Recreation | Minister for Racing
Freepost: Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 |Ph:
+64 4 817 8703
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From: Hon Grant Robertson
Dear Chuck Schooner
On behalf of the Hon Grant Robertson, Minister of Finance, I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 20 May 2022.
Your request was received in this office on 20 May 2022 and will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act.
Yours sincerely
Private Secretary | Office of Hon Grant Robertson
Deputy Prime Minister | Minister of Finance | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister for Racing | Minister for Sport and Recreation
Member of Parliament for Wellington Central
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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From: Hon Grant Robertson
Letter from Hon Grant Robertson, Minister of Finance, attached.
Private Secretary | Office of Hon Grant Robertson
Deputy Prime Minister | Minister of Finance | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister for Sport and Recreation
Member of Parliament for Wellington Central
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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