The Q+A interview with Labour Leader Phil Goff is transcribed below.

The full length video interviews and panel discussions from the first episode of Q+A 2010 can be seen on tvnz.co.nz at, http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news

This week the political commentariat have been having a field day at the expense of Phil Goff

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The Government's treatment of ACC motorcycle levies is symptomatic of an increasing user-pays approach which is picking off groups of New Zealanders one by one, says Labour's ACC spokesperson David Parker.

A Cabinet paper detailing changes to ACC legislation is further proof that hard-working, lower income families and other particularly vulnerable New Zealanders will be hardest hit by the cuts, says Labour's ACC spokesperson David Parker.

Manufacturers and exporters are justifiably exasperated that the Government is not even prepared to discuss possible options to move beyond the OCR as the instrument of monetary policy, says Labour Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker.

While ACC levy increases will be hard on people's pockets, they won't be as steep as the figures the Government is continuing to use to scaremonger the public into accepting changes to ACC, says ACC spokesperson David Parker.

Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard's confirmation that the Reserve Bank is introducing new complementary monetary policy tools accords with Labour's call for reform, Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe and Associate Finance spokesperson David Parker said today.

ACC Minister Nick Smith has once again been caught out trying to mislead the public with his dodgy use of figures - this time around motorcycle crashes, says Labour's ACC spokesperson David Parker.

The Government's plan to cut mileage payments for ACC carers is another short-sighted move which will hit already low-paid workers hard and could end up costing the taxpayer more, says Labour's ACC spokesperson David Parker.

Taxpayer money is being scandalously wasted on newspaper ads that don't tell the real story about the reasons behind huge ACC fee rises, Labour's ACC spokesperson David Parker says.