Treasury

Treasury has issues with advice quality and staff over-work

17 Oct 18, 3:30pm

Treasury head Gabriel Maklouf says providing the new Government with advice on complex issues 'had an impact on the quality of what we could deliver' and also had an impact on the wellbeing of Treasury staff
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Risks-a-plenty dampen economist's growth forecasts

12 Oct 18, 5:02am

Jenée Tibshraeny

52 comments

Infometrics' Gareth Kiernan sees enough speed bumps on the horizon to slow economic growth more than the market expects; says it's time for LVRs to be eased
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Robertson's 'prudence' - more a matter of 'can't spend' than 'won't spend'

10 Oct 18, 6:48am

Jenée Tibshraeny

12 comments

Westpac economist Michael Gordon argues capacity constraints are restricting government spending more than its debt rules
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Govt books in good shape with OBEGAL surplus higher than expected

9 Oct 18, 1:11pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

67 comments

The Crown's tax take has grown quicker than its expenses, putting the Government in a position better than forecast in the Budget, debt target reached 4 years early
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Treasury seeks views on new infrastructure agency

8 Oct 18, 3:14pm

David Hargreaves

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A discussion document has been released for consultation on the proposed independent infrastructure agency through which it is planned to lift the quality of infrastructure investment in New Zealand
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A summer review for the RBNZ

10 Sep 18, 10:53am

David Hargreaves

1 comment

Key consultation period of over-arching review of the Reserve Bank will take place over the Christmas-New Year holiday period
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Shane Jones 'opens NZ for business' with new infrastructure agency

17 Aug 18, 2:30pm

Jason Walls

29 comments

Minister of Infrastructure Shane Jones says a new independent body will help sort out some of NZ’s major infrastructure issues, as well as helping to attract local and foreign investment
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Kiwibank gets new Main man as Treasurer

12 Jul 18, 11:14am

David Hargreaves

The changes continue to be made at Kiwibank following the reshuffle of shareholding
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National cry foul over lack of Treasury consultation

20 Jun 18, 3:04pm

Jason Walls

7 comments

Opposition MPs upset the Treasury did not consult them before releasing a new living standards framework report to the public
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Kiwibuild will be 'a slow grind'

28 May 18, 12:01pm

David Hargreaves

11 comments

Westpac economists say the stepping up of Kiwibuild activity will be even 'more gradual' than Treasury's forecasts that have been criticised by the Housing Minister
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Treasury stands by its KiwiBuild forecast, despite strong Government opposition

24 May 18, 1:27pm

Jason Walls

32 comments

Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says he is “disappointed” with the Housing Minister’s comments that his officials are “kids… disconnected from reality”
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Twyford ‘accepts’ he went too far, but stops short of an apology

22 May 18, 4:05pm

Jason Walls

54 comments

Minister of Housing Phil Twyford says MBIE correctly diagnosed the weakness in the Treasury’s KiwiBuild forecast & they're the ones implementing the policy
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Twyford slams Treasury's accounting around KiwiBuild

18 May 18, 3:58pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

29 comments

MBIE believes the value of residential property investment over the next 5 years will be 2-5 times higher than Treasury projects; Twyford says Treasury's math is 'simply wrong'
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KiwiBuild spend pushed out further into future

17 May 18, 2:14pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

65 comments

Treasury halves forecast progress for KiwiBuild; Government to borrow to build 5,800 new public houses over four years
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Budget 2018: What you need to know before Thursday

14 May 18, 3:07pm

Jason Walls

10 comments

The Finance Minister has spent weeks dampening Budget day expectations but experts say the healthy books will show the Government is on track to deliver its fiscal targets
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Govt's $42 bln capital spending pledge

10 May 18, 12:10pm

David Hargreaves

51 comments

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says ahead of next week's Budget announcement that the Govt will be spending $10 bln more over the next five years than the previous Govt promised; Is that it? asks National's Amy Adams
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Pre-Budget fiscal snapshot: What do the Govt’s books look like?

8 May 18, 3:27pm

Jason Walls

56 comments

Spoiler alert – the Finance Minister has plenty to be happy about, with a surplus almost $1 billion higher than expected
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Time for a new financial sector regulator in New Zealand

4 May 18, 10:32am

Guest

11 comments

Geof Mortlock argues the prudential regulation of banks, insurers and non-bank deposit-takers should be moved from the RBNZ to a new regulatory agency
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Budget responsibility rules: How the Govt can have its cake & eat it too

2 May 18, 11:15am

Jason Walls

9 comments

The Government is being criticised for sticking to its promise to reduce net core Crown debt to 20% of GDP by 2022 – but this commitment does not mean it won’t keep taking on debt, Jason Walls says
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Govt frees up $1.4 billion of funding over 4 years

1 May 18, 10:39am

Jenée Tibshraeny

50 comments

Finance Minister Grant Robertson reveals the Government has freed up $1.4 billion of funding over 4 years through tax changes and reprioritising spending
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