Treasury

AMI's $1.48 billion govt bailout - the real cost blowout from the quakes

25 Apr 18, 7:24am

The greater the grillings Gerry Brownlee and Sid Miller receive for EQC’s re-repairs cost blowout, the more evident the lack of scrutiny of former AMI directors becomes
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What a 'wellbeing framework' means for migration

14 Apr 18, 10:31am

Jenée Tibshraeny

33 comments

Why we'd all be better off being more welcoming to migrants' elderly parents and improving the quality of education offered to international students
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Designing economic policies to make people’s lives better

2 Apr 18, 9:13am

Jason Walls

38 comments

It will be a world first and the Treasury is already hard at work developing a wellbeing framework. But what should it include?
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What a 'wellbeing budget' would actually mean

21 Mar 18, 11:59am

Jenée Tibshraeny

26 comments

How future governments' policies and spending priorities will be shaped by both wellbeing and GDP being factored into their decision-making
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RBNZ's Grant Spencer still pining for a debt to income ratio tool

13 Mar 18, 1:17pm

Gareth Vaughan

49 comments

Acting Governor Grant Spencer says upcoming review of RBNZ's macro-prudential tools should add 'carefully designed' debt to income or debt servicing tool
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KiwiBuild - Otherwise known as 'pulling numbers out of your a*#e'

8 Mar 18, 2:34pm

Gareth Kiernan

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Gareth Kiernan argues Labour’s KiwiBuild policy looks like less of a game-changer for the construction sector & housing affordability than the Govt has made it out to be
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Treasury, IRD highlight risks in extending bright-line test

6 Mar 18, 2:00pm

Jason Walls

23 comments

An impact statement from Treasury and the IRD has revealed compliance with the current 2-year bright-line test is below 50% and this is likely to continue when the test extends to five years
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Tax and the sacrosanct 'family home'

5 Mar 18, 10:47am

Geoff Simmons

82 comments

Geoff Simmons questions what exactly is the 'family home' the Tax Working Group's tip-toeing around?
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A full Capital Gains Tax or nothing

22 Feb 18, 3:23pm

David Hargreaves

54 comments

David Hargreaves sees trouble ahead with the extension of the so-called 'bright line' test on property transactions
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Treasury and RBNZ at odds over who should set interest rates

21 Feb 18, 1:26pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

30 comments

Treasury says involving external experts in setting monetary policy will 'promote a diversity of perspectives' while the RBNZ has said it could create a 'circus'
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Neither Treasury nor the IRD sold on extending the bright-line test

17 Feb 18, 9:07am

Jenée Tibshraeny

237 comments

Regulatory impact statement on extending the bright-line test reveals why the IRD would rather keep the current two-year test in place, while Treasury is up in the air on the matter
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Does Labour really care about the poor?

18 Jan 18, 2:26pm

Geoff Simmons

37 comments

Geoff Simmons takes aim at the Government for its 'middle class cheerleading', arguing we are being softened-up for a watering-down of Labour's child poverty reduction goals
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Treasury commissioned report's recipe for improving RBNZ decision making; Form 3 committees

16 Jan 18, 12:51pm

Gareth Vaughan

5 comments

RBNZ decision making & governance report commissioned by Treasury calls for committee decision making, minutes to be released & neutering the RBNZ board
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Could productivity growth stage a come-back?

15 Jan 18, 1:57pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

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ANZ economists on why they have some optimism productivity growth will pick up - albeit not enough to offset a slow-down in population growth
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Govt-run KiwiSaver scheme unlikely to get go-ahead

22 Dec 17, 10:09am

Jenée Tibshraeny

19 comments

Lack of enthusiasm from major parties for New Zealand First's government-run KiwiSaver provider pitch with Labour non-committal
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Cost of potential deposit insurance scheme unveiled

20 Dec 17, 9:26am

Jenée Tibshraeny

63 comments

Treasury modelling suggests introducing deposit insurance would see savers pay a couple of dollars a year for every $1000 of deposits up to $100,000
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Economists wary of Treasury's upbeat forecasts

15 Dec 17, 7:10am

Jenée Tibshraeny

23 comments

Government questioned on incongruency between Treasury's rosy economic outlook and Winston Peters' warning of a looming crash; Bank economists say Treasury's projections are ‘somewhat of a best-case scenario’
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Mini budget shows Govt has 'a bit of head room' according to Robertson

14 Dec 17, 1:03pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

102 comments

Reversal of National's tax cuts to make Government's 100 Day Plan largely cost neutral, according to Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update
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What to expect from Thursday's mini budget

13 Dec 17, 7:42am

Jenée Tibshraeny

16 comments

ANZ economist believes the Government may have to reprioritise some of its spending if it wants to reduce debt and reach its other fiscal targets
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Govt to consider public-private partnerships for Auckland infrastructure

11 Dec 17, 8:15am

David Hargreaves

30 comments

Finance Minister details 'five point plan' for urban growth; will look at alternatives for Auckland's East-West link, but not interested in building 'the most expensive road in the world'
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