Budget

Budget 2011 can be characterised as “cautious and safe,” with most announcements generally pointing in the right direction of reducing Government expenditure and debt. However

Benefits of mixed ownership The Government owns about $220 billion of assets, and expects to invest another $34 billion over the next five years. In

Budget 2011 signifies a further step in the Government’s ‘sinking-lid’ approach to stemming a decade long trend of expenditure increasing relative to GDP. The Government’s

The rebuild and recovery of Christchurch is at the heart of the assumptions underpinning New Zealand’s return to surplus. Following are the highlights: Funding for

There were no hidden surprises in Bill English’s third Budget (2011-2012), with its key message being simple: ‘Responsibility.’ We have heard many times over the