Crown accounts

New Zealand’s fiscal health improved after Budget 2024 but tax cuts kept operating deficits open, full Financial Statements show

New Zealand’s fiscal health improved after Budget 2024 but tax cuts kept operating deficits open, full Financial Statements show

A new Public Finance Bill aims to make it harder for governments to conceal cost blowouts

A new Public Finance Bill aims to make it harder for governments to conceal cost blowouts

Crown accounts for November show revenue doing better than forecast in the half-year update

Crown accounts for November show revenue doing better than forecast in the half-year update

Ratings agency Fitch says persistent fiscal slippage and a more challenging macroeconomic backdrop have raised risks, and gross general government debt may now peak at about 47% of GDP next year

Ratings agency Fitch says persistent fiscal slippage and a more challenging macroeconomic backdrop have raised risks, and gross general government debt may now peak at about 47% of GDP next year

New Zealand added $9 billion to its debt during the year as some tax revenue slowed

New Zealand added $9 billion to its debt during the year as some tax revenue slowed

Greens policies will raise revenue higher than expenses according to a review by Infometrics

Greens policies will raise revenue higher than expenses according to a review by Infometrics

The Government may pick up an extra $14.6 billion of debt over the next four years as the economic slowdown hits tax revenue

The Government may pick up an extra $14.6 billion of debt over the next four years as the economic slowdown hits tax revenue

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has been searching for savings as corporate tax revenue falls below Treasury forecast

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has been searching for savings as corporate tax revenue falls below Treasury forecast

Falling tax revenue causes the Government accounts to dip further into the red for the first 10 months of the financial year

Falling tax revenue causes the Government accounts to dip further into the red for the first 10 months of the financial year

Minister of Finance Grant Robertson says tough decisions were made for Budget 2023 as Government revenue falls below expectations

Minister of Finance Grant Robertson says tough decisions were made for Budget 2023 as Government revenue falls below expectations

Do banks really make too much profit? And what would we gain if they made less? What would we lose?

Do banks really make too much profit? And what would we gain if they made less? What would we lose?

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

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

Accounts show NZ economy performed well before the Delta outbreak, thanks in part to seismic amounts of fiscal and monetary stimulus

Accounts show NZ economy performed well before the Delta outbreak, thanks in part to seismic amounts of fiscal and monetary stimulus

Surging tax collections and spending plans that haven't yet gained any momentum are resulting in enormous changes in the Crown Accounts results

Surging tax collections and spending plans that haven't yet gained any momentum are resulting in enormous changes in the Crown Accounts results

Government books only $3.2 billion in the red, as New Zealanders spend more and require less support via the wage subsidy than expected

Government books only $3.2 billion in the red, as New Zealanders spend more and require less support via the wage subsidy than expected