So How Many Times Can The Racing Industry Be Bailed Out?

[Chief Stipe]

Election year next year.

Should we start lobbying for another bail out?

Or are the Philistines already doing it?

[Doomed]

Interestingly, it has been Labour that has bailed out the industry each time, via Winston of course. I can't see Labour, or Winston, being involved next time, unless National somehow manage to lose the unloseable election.

[Freda]

I don't think public opinion would accept it again, surely?

[Doomed]

I think the Provincial Growth Fund still exists. I wonder if Ellerslie has put in a claim for their new track?

[curious]

5 minutes ago, Doomed said:

I think the Provincial Growth Fund still exists. I wonder if Ellerslie has put in a claim for their new track?

It does service a large provincial area for racing purposes, so why not?

[Doomed]

2 hours ago, curious said:

It does service a large provincial area for racing purposes, so why not?

I think you miss the point. The original intention of the PGF was to fund projects outside the main centres. Hence the term provincial. There has only been one exception to that definition that I know of.

[Freda]

1 hour ago, Doomed said:

I think you miss the point. The original intention of the PGF was to fund projects outside the main centres. Hence the term provincial. There has only been one exception to that definition that I know of.

Riccarton?