Finance Minister, Michael Cullen told Paul Holmes, on NewstalkZB this morning, that unemployment would rise by 20,000 by year-end. This has been repeated regularly in news bulletins over the day. He has just issued a retraction correcting the figure to 8,000. He says he had the wrong figure in his head after reading a Treasury report. Slightly embarrassing for him but at least he was prepared to admit his error and put the record straight.
I wonder if Treasury's crystal ball is as useful as my kid's 20Q?
Thursday, January 26, 2006
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Probably as reliable as my damaged joints are at predicting the weather.
Without fail, they hurt when it is bad.
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