Act's David Seymour says a unit for verifying the costs of pre-election political policy promises - would add more bureaucracy. 

Act and New Zealand First torpedoed a proposal by Finance Minister Nicola Willis to publicly fund such a service. 

National declined Labour’s offer of support. 

Seymour claims his Party managed to release a fully costed alternative Budget without it. 

He says he doesn't like the idea that people need bureaucracy to tell them what is good or accurate. 

Act's David Seymour says a unit for verifying the costs of pre-election political policy promises - would add more bureaucracy.&nbsp;
Act and New Zealand First torpedoed a proposal by Finance Minister Nicola Willis to publicly fund such a service.&nbsp;
National declined Labour’s offer of support.&nbsp;
Seymour claims his Party managed to release a fully costed alternative Budget without it.&nbsp;
He says he doesn't like the idea that people need bureaucracy to tell them what is good or accurate.&nbsp;

With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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David Seymour: ACT leader says unit for verifying the costs of pre-election political policy promises would add more bureaucracy.

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