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Finance Minister Bill English says bigger NZ borrowing put us on Asian bond investors' radar screens and they 'like our story'
27th May 11, 2:57pm
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Finance Minister Bill English says bigger NZ borrowing put us on Asian bond investors' radar screens and they 'like our story'
Opinion: National election document has long term plan for sustainable 5% growth, says NZers must live within their means, wages & productivity fell under Labour
24th May 11, 5:36pm
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Opinion: National election document has long term plan for sustainable 5% growth, says NZers must live within their means, wages & productivity fell under Labour
Govt thinks Pharmac is hugely successful, will take fair bit of convincing in TPP negotiations that it's not the right model, Key says
24th May 11, 7:26am
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Govt thinks Pharmac is hugely successful, will take fair bit of convincing in TPP negotiations that it's not the right model, Key says
Farmers are already paying for ETS through fuel, electricity prices, PM Key says; Still not certain farmers will be included in 2015
23rd May 11, 5:07pm
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Farmers are already paying for ETS through fuel, electricity prices, PM Key says; Still not certain farmers will be included in 2015
Small swing from National to Labour over last two weeks, but still no plausible left-wing combination for government, iPredict says
23rd May 11, 12:13pm
Small swing from National to Labour over last two weeks, but still no plausible left-wing combination for government, iPredict says
PM John Key and Finance Minister Bill English spend weekend defending budget wage, employment and growth forecasts
23rd May 11, 9:03am
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PM John Key and Finance Minister Bill English spend weekend defending budget wage, employment and growth forecasts
Five-fold Friday: Food waste; 20 step credit addiction programme; Rent or buy; KiwiSaver crunch; The Happiness Advantage
20th May 11, 4:40pm
Five-fold Friday: Food waste; 20 step credit addiction programme; Rent or buy; KiwiSaver crunch; The Happiness Advantage
Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Crampton's SOE sale warning; Nash asks where are the jobs coming from?; Farrar says budget 'astute'; Kenny Rogers; Cartoons
20th May 11, 1:16pm
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Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Crampton's SOE sale warning; Nash asks where are the jobs coming from?; Farrar says budget 'astute'; Kenny Rogers; Cartoons
Labour, Greens, ACT, Winston Peters attack Budget 2011, say National has it wrong; Maori party proud to secure funding for their people
19th May 11, 7:08pm
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Labour, Greens, ACT, Winston Peters attack Budget 2011, say National has it wrong; Maori party proud to secure funding for their people
Budget 2011: Govt announces it will contest election on selling 49% of SOE power companies, Air NZ shares down to 51% holdings
19th May 11, 2:26pm
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Budget 2011: Govt announces it will contest election on selling 49% of SOE power companies, Air NZ shares down to 51% holdings
Government cuts its Member Tax Credit KiwiSaver contributions in half, will raise min payments to 3%, look at soft compulsion
19th May 11, 2:05pm
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Government cuts its Member Tax Credit KiwiSaver contributions in half, will raise min payments to 3%, look at soft compulsion
Key says Budget savings tax cut too costly; Confident about Treasury wage and jobs forecasts; KiwiSaver won't be compulsory
18th May 11, 6:44pm
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Key says Budget savings tax cut too costly; Confident about Treasury wage and jobs forecasts; KiwiSaver won't be compulsory
Budget 2011 to tighten tax net for banks, companies and farmers, Finance Minister Bill English says
18th May 11, 11:46am
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Budget 2011 to tighten tax net for banks, companies and farmers, Finance Minister Bill English says
Two thirds of MPs have interests in trusts, 58% have interests in more than one property, register shows
17th May 11, 6:25pm
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Two thirds of MPs have interests in trusts, 58% have interests in more than one property, register shows
Budget 2011 won't deal with "complex" Savings Working Group tax ideas, such as indexation for inflation, English says
17th May 11, 10:42am
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Budget 2011 won't deal with "complex" Savings Working Group tax ideas, such as indexation for inflation, English says
PM Key says can't "indebt" future generations; surplus will be earlier than 2016/17; net debt to peak below 34% of GDP
17th May 11, 9:24am
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PM Key says can't "indebt" future generations; surplus will be earlier than 2016/17; net debt to peak below 34% of GDP
PM Key says Budget 2011 will forecast strong employment growth over next few years, with wage growth outstripping inflation
16th May 11, 4:49pm
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PM Key says Budget 2011 will forecast strong employment growth over next few years, with wage growth outstripping inflation
PM Key thinks Australian housing market overcooked, says take mining away and Australian economy has its "fair set of challenges"
16th May 11, 7:38am
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PM Key thinks Australian housing market overcooked, says take mining away and Australian economy has its "fair set of challenges"
Shareholder capital leveraged 15.7 times by NZ banks, giving effective loan to value ratio for banks of 94%; Kiwibank the worst at 21.6 times
13th May 11, 7:09pm
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Shareholder capital leveraged 15.7 times by NZ banks, giving effective loan to value ratio for banks of 94%; Kiwibank the worst at 21.6 times
Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Will wages be hit by employer KiwiSaver contribution hike?; Labour's gutter politics; Happy birthday National
13th May 11, 2:44pm
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Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Will wages be hit by employer KiwiSaver contribution hike?; Labour's gutter politics; Happy birthday National
PM Key says govt essentially promised rating agencies net debt would not rise above 30% of GDP as NZ faces credit rating threat
11th May 11, 7:16pm
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PM Key says govt essentially promised rating agencies net debt would not rise above 30% of GDP as NZ faces credit rating threat
PM Key thinks KiwiSaver providers are well placed to deal with costs arising from KiwiSaver changes; Will make speech on Weds
10th May 11, 9:38am
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PM Key thinks KiwiSaver providers are well placed to deal with costs arising from KiwiSaver changes; Will make speech on Weds
Have your say: Latest iPredict snapshot has ACT getting 9 MPs into Parliament after November 26 election. Is that possible?
6th May 11, 2:46pm
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Have your say: Latest iPredict snapshot has ACT getting 9 MPs into Parliament after November 26 election. Is that possible?
Alex's politico economic blogroll: Crampton on why a youth minimum wage was good; Brownlee's caravan failure; John 'rates hike' Banks a joke for ACT
6th May 11, 2:44pm
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Alex's politico economic blogroll: Crampton on why a youth minimum wage was good; Brownlee's caravan failure; John 'rates hike' Banks a joke for ACT
Labour not keen on inflation indexation for interest earned on savings, as it benefits those who can already afford to save, Cunliffe says
5th May 11, 7:34pm
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Labour not keen on inflation indexation for interest earned on savings, as it benefits those who can already afford to save, Cunliffe says