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"Gentlemen, don't worry about belt tightening!" 17 February 2011
- Date
- 2011
- Reference
- DCDL-0017075
- Description
A car salesman is selling a BMW to Prime Minister John Key and deputy PM Bill English. He says 'Gentlemen, don't worry about belt-tightening! Belts that tighten automatically are one of the safety features on our super-luxury models!' Context - The Department of Internal Affairs' Ministerial Services division decided late last year to replace its three-year-old fleet of BMW 730Ld limousines with the latest model. But with the Government's focus on cost-cutting in the public sector and ordinary New Zealanders facing hard times, the deal has been widely criticised. Prime Minister John Key should have been aware of officials' plans for the multimillion dollar purchase of 34 German limousines in time for the Rugby World Cup, months before the deal was inked, documents show. (NZ Herald 18 February 2011)
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- Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
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- 1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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