Key Sticks A Bag On Smith's Head
His second target was Environment Minister Nick Smith, who floated a proposal to charge shoppers 5 cents for plastic bags.
Dr Smith said he had asked his ministry of investigate compulsory charges as a deterrent to using them.
Mr Key said there was no way he was going to support a charge that was in effect a tax going into the coffers of supermarkets.
"My preference is to find a voluntary and industry-led solution," he said.
"I've made that very clear to the minister."
Asked whether he would preferred to have known in advance about both issues, he replied: "I think it would be more useful if I found out about things before I read about them in the newspaper."
Judith Collins or an ACT MP should now be given the environmental and climate change posts. No more namby pamby Ministers. Nick Smith can go and hug a tree with women sporting houstaches.
posted by Cactus Kate at 11:43 PM
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@CK: don't want to compromise Judith Collins performance re kicking Clayton "Plughead" Cosgrove in the testicles every question time. Give the job to Roger: he can privatize the National Parks, that would really stir things up :-)
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