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Wellington, July 13 New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson on Tuesday called for "an immigration reset", while outlining a road ahead for the post-Covid economy.Robertson, also the Finance Minister, said parts of the business sector have become too reliant on continued access to low skilled labours, and there have been fewer incentives to increase productivity through investment in capital and new technologies, reports Xinhua news agency.It is the "right time for an immigration reset", he said in his speech to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle."Immigration has long contributed socially, culturally and economically to New Zealand, and our society is better for it. It can be an important source of skilled labor and new ideas, helping to boost innovation and productivity," he said.Robertson said the government wants to work with businesses as to how they can attract new workers, whether that is by improving pay and conditions, being more flexible about fitting work around childcare obligations or helping workers fulfil their potential by helping them access skills and training."We will work with industries and businesses to support the upskilling of our workforce," he said, citing a few of the government's active labour market policies such as the Free Apprenticeships program, the reinstatement of the Training Incentive Allowance, the Flexi Wage Program, among others.Talking about the current unbalanced development, Robertson said,: "Too much of our economic expansion was based on unsustainable increases in house prices, and high levels of population growth. This has been to the detriment of our economic stability, creaking infrastructure and levels of wealth inequality."Too many jobs were created in the low-wage economy and not enough of our firms are exporting into international markets or developing new technologies and products at the global frontier."New Zealand's road ahead includes increasing productivity through large scale investment in skills, research and innovation, infrastructure, building international connections and reforms of critical underpinnings of productivity such as planning, water and immigration systems, he added.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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