Fiscal policy
Everybody wants to go to heaven (but nobody wants to die)
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Labour pledges debt reduction, return to surplus and an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to analyse government finances and election commitments
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Labour pledges debt reduction, return to surplus and an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to analyse government finances and election commitments
From the yen intervention and the Fed hold to new US tariffs, recent US policy suggests the return of fiscal primacy. Regime change is accelerating, says David Skilling
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From the yen intervention and the Fed hold to new US tariffs, recent US policy suggests the return of fiscal primacy. Regime change is accelerating, says David Skilling
IMF says NZ's rising superannuation costs means reforms are needed for both superannuation settings and KiwiSaver
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IMF says NZ's rising superannuation costs means reforms are needed for both superannuation settings and KiwiSaver
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Pablo Hernández de Cos of the Bank for International Settlements argues policy discipline is needed to tackle economic pressure points
Pablo Hernández de Cos of the Bank for International Settlements argues policy discipline is needed to tackle economic pressure points
Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds pledges to make sure that ‘once again, in this country, hard work gets you ahead’
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Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds pledges to make sure that ‘once again, in this country, hard work gets you ahead’
Set the money aside and Budget Day is where a government tells you what it cares about. This year that value is responsibility, theirs as a government and yours as an individual
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Set the money aside and Budget Day is where a government tells you what it cares about. This year that value is responsibility, theirs as a government and yours as an individual
Brian Fallow explains why the Budget reminds him of a famous line from an old black and white movie
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Brian Fallow explains why the Budget reminds him of a famous line from an old black and white movie
RBNZ Governor Anna Breman says public sector job cuts weren't ‘formally’ included in its latest labour market outlook and the central bank is waiting to see what the 2026 Budget contains to build a bigger picture
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RBNZ Governor Anna Breman says public sector job cuts weren't ‘formally’ included in its latest labour market outlook and the central bank is waiting to see what the 2026 Budget contains to build a bigger picture
Government tipped to 'largely stick to its fiscal knitting' in election year budget, but will there be any election sweeteners?
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Government tipped to 'largely stick to its fiscal knitting' in election year budget, but will there be any election sweeteners?
Australia's budget has a bundle of reforms in a time of ‘extreme uncertainty’, Stephen Bartos says
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Australia's budget has a bundle of reforms in a time of ‘extreme uncertainty’, Stephen Bartos says
Chris Trotter asks whether Treasury is suggesting we change everything – so nothing changes
Recent global economic and geopolitical turbulence is an indication of structural regime change, says David Skilling
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Recent global economic and geopolitical turbulence is an indication of structural regime change, says David Skilling
Keith Woodford says stagflation is the reality with hard decisions needed now
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Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says the Government’s removal of the Reserve Bank’s employment mandate ‘not in the best interest of Kiwis given the unemployment rate we’re seeing now’
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Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says the Government’s removal of the Reserve Bank’s employment mandate ‘not in the best interest of Kiwis given the unemployment rate we’re seeing now’