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Budget

Govt policy doesn't wash

Greens slug Government's plan to subsidise purchase of new whitegoods for beneficiaries

Time for a privatisation 'pause'

David Hargreaves thinks the Government should get the Mighty River Power float out of the way and then halt asset sales till after the next election

Set Kiwibank free

The Government needs to move with some urgency to separate Kiwibank from its current parent NZ Post

Going off the rails

Could the Solid Energy struggles signal the beginning of the end for the Government's vaunted partial privatisation plan?

Budget date announced

This year's Budget will be announced on Thursday, May 16, Finance Minister Bill English said today.

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

Why Bernanke sees a bright future for kids; Slim Thug's personal finance epiphany; Earning, Spending, and Saving; Lessons from $100 start-ups; Growing from stupidity

Take Five for Monday

Teach them early teach well; He spends, she saves; The lazyman's budget; Why, why, why?; Wave and pay at what cost?

'Net Crown debt may top 30% of GDP by June 2014'

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Bill English says after earthquake govt return to suplus now more likely in 2015/16 than 2014/15

Govt budget restraint to continue?

Finance Minister Bill English says he wants restraint in increased spending allowance to continue in future govt budgets

Key warns budget worse than forecast

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PM John Key warns budget worse than forecast and 'at outer limits of what we'd regard as acceptable'