3. CHRIS TREMAIN (National—Napier) Link to this
to the Minister of Finance
Has he seen any reports about public confidence in the Government’s economic programme?
Hon BILL ENGLISH (Minister of Finance) Link to this
Yes, I have. Public confidence in the Government’s economic programme is partly reflected by confidence in the Government itself. A TV3 poll released last night showed that support for the Government has somewhat surprisingly increased to 60 percent, compared with 27 percent support for the Labour Party.
The polls, of course, are only a partial and passing measure of support. The more important support has been from those many businesses, organisations, and individuals whom we speak to every day, who are very pleased to see the Government moving decisively and taking meaningful action to assist people to deal with the economic downturn.