Act decries ACC's self promotion

ACC's advertising campaign to tell people they are covered if they have an accident is costing taxpayers $2.3 million, says Act MP Heather Roy.

"ACC is a state-owned monopoly - there is no competition, no choice for the public and it uses taxpayers' money. Instead of using that money to help injured Kiwis, it is diverting it to self-promotion," she said yesterday.

The campaign was costing $2,302,000, with television ads taking $1.1 million and newspapers $888,000. The rest was being spent on radio and internet advertisements.