Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 4, 2020 2:07:33 GMT 12
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS FIVE PERCENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR CONTRACTS TO GO TO MAORI BUSINESSES
Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson says the Government spends 42-billion dollars a year on procurement of goods and services.
He says the new five percent target will encourage agencies to cast the net wider when awarding contracts - and help speed up economic recovery for Maori businesses.
The target is considered aspirational - partly due to a lack of precise data about the scale of Maori business activity......
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Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson says the Government spends 42-billion dollars a year on procurement of goods and services.
He says the new five percent target will encourage agencies to cast the net wider when awarding contracts - and help speed up economic recovery for Maori businesses.
The target is considered aspirational - partly due to a lack of precise data about the scale of Maori business activity......
home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=323348