Tax Cuts
Budget Policy Statement shows the Coalition Government needs to rethink its fiscal plan to prevent deficits from stretching past 2028
27th Mar 24, 3:48pm
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Budget Policy Statement shows the Coalition Government needs to rethink its fiscal plan to prevent deficits from stretching past 2028
Independent economist Brian Easton wonders if Nicola Willis is hinting that the Coalition Government will have to back down on key promises it made in Opposition
25th Mar 24, 8:31am
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Independent economist Brian Easton wonders if Nicola Willis is hinting that the Coalition Government will have to back down on key promises it made in Opposition
The Budget Policy Statement will likely show the Government getting to an operating surplus one year later than hoped
24th Mar 24, 6:01am
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The Budget Policy Statement will likely show the Government getting to an operating surplus one year later than hoped
NZ is in recession – so far there are few signs the government has a plan to stimulate and grow the economy
22nd Mar 24, 1:27pm
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NZ is in recession – so far there are few signs the government has a plan to stimulate and grow the economy
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon won't rule out replacing the foreign buyers tax with a new revenue stream
18th Mar 24, 6:17pm
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon won't rule out replacing the foreign buyers tax with a new revenue stream
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Coalition Government plans to press ahead with tax cuts and pursue economic growth as Treasury warns the downturn could go deeper
15th Mar 24, 1:41pm
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Coalition Government plans to press ahead with tax cuts and pursue economic growth as Treasury warns the downturn could go deeper
Climate Change Commission advises the Coalition Government to half the number of ETS units on offer in each of the next six years, cutting Crown revenue for tax cuts
12th Mar 24, 3:41pm
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Climate Change Commission advises the Coalition Government to half the number of ETS units on offer in each of the next six years, cutting Crown revenue for tax cuts
The first 100 days of tax policy bode well for National’s supporters while others might be worried, Lisa Marriott & Jonathan Barrett say
11th Mar 24, 2:19pm
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The first 100 days of tax policy bode well for National’s supporters while others might be worried, Lisa Marriott & Jonathan Barrett say
National has promised its tax package will be fiscally neutral but hasn’t said how it will make up the missing foreign buyers tax revenue
8th Dec 23, 5:00am
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National has promised its tax package will be fiscally neutral but hasn’t said how it will make up the missing foreign buyers tax revenue
Incoming National Party Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reiterates commitment to tax cuts
16th Oct 23, 4:56pm
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Incoming National Party Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reiterates commitment to tax cuts
Too many squeezed middles, multiple elections and rugby patriotism going to political waste in the last week of campaigning
13th Oct 23, 11:25am
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Too many squeezed middles, multiple elections and rugby patriotism going to political waste in the last week of campaigning
Week 2 of the election campaign draws to a close with actual policy announcements and political theatre balancing out
15th Sep 23, 10:32am
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Week 2 of the election campaign draws to a close with actual policy announcements and political theatre balancing out
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ACT Party says bad news in the Pre Election Economic and Fiscal Update will require it to reduce its proposed tax cuts
12th Sep 23, 3:31pm
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ACT Party says bad news in the Pre Election Economic and Fiscal Update will require it to reduce its proposed tax cuts
Taxing questions: Jonathan Barrett & Lisa Marriott ask whether National is glossing over the likely cost of administering its new ‘revenue measures’
2nd Sep 23, 9:20am
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Taxing questions: Jonathan Barrett & Lisa Marriott ask whether National is glossing over the likely cost of administering its new ‘revenue measures’
National’s self-funded tax plan relies on over $3 billion in untested tax revenue
31st Aug 23, 7:02am
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National’s self-funded tax plan relies on over $3 billion in untested tax revenue
Green Party furious the National Party is proposing to use money from the Emissions Trading Scheme to fund tax cuts
31st Aug 23, 6:45am
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Green Party furious the National Party is proposing to use money from the Emissions Trading Scheme to fund tax cuts
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Nicola Willis says National will announce a suite of tax cuts and 'revenue initiatives', after Labour cut $4 billion from its budget
28th Aug 23, 7:34pm
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Nicola Willis says National will announce a suite of tax cuts and 'revenue initiatives', after Labour cut $4 billion from its budget
Nicola Willis says she doesn't intend to read the Council of Trade Union's critique of National Party policy
3rd Aug 23, 7:03am
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Nicola Willis says she doesn't intend to read the Council of Trade Union's critique of National Party policy
Finance Minister notes five years since Labour won power, highlighting economic growth, low unemployment and house building; says inflation has peaked and will fall
25th Oct 22, 6:47pm
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Finance Minister notes five years since Labour won power, highlighting economic growth, low unemployment and house building; says inflation has peaked and will fall
Liz Truss resigns as Britain's prime minister: the five causes of her downfall explained
22nd Oct 22, 9:31am
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Liz Truss resigns as Britain's prime minister: the five causes of her downfall explained
Budget in rude health with a year until Election 2023, giving plenty of room for Labour to brandish middle class welfare and National to offer tax breaks for high earners and landlords
6th Oct 22, 9:37am
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Budget in rude health with a year until Election 2023, giving plenty of room for Labour to brandish middle class welfare and National to offer tax breaks for high earners and landlords
The Brits and the Kiwis have seen this supply-side economics movie before. They know how it ends. Second time around, they may not be quite so willing to pick up the tab
3rd Oct 22, 7:37am
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The Brits and the Kiwis have seen this supply-side economics movie before. They know how it ends. Second time around, they may not be quite so willing to pick up the tab
Too few to win, too many to die: it is looking more and more as if the National Party’s conservative falcons can no longer hear the falconer, Chris Trotter says
21st Mar 22, 7:50am
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Too few to win, too many to die: it is looking more and more as if the National Party’s conservative falcons can no longer hear the falconer, Chris Trotter says
Chris Trotter says in a week when smoke billowed over Kyiv and Wellington, what did National’s Christopher Luxon offer? Tax cuts
7th Mar 22, 8:26am
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Chris Trotter says in a week when smoke billowed over Kyiv and Wellington, what did National’s Christopher Luxon offer? Tax cuts
TOP responds to ACT calling the debt burden being placed on future generations 'fiscal child abuse', saying ACT's austerity would be 'economic vandalism'
30th Sep 20, 12:50pm
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TOP responds to ACT calling the debt burden being placed on future generations 'fiscal child abuse', saying ACT's austerity would be 'economic vandalism'