Budget 2013 Student loan defaulters could be stopped at border
Photo / Thinkstock Student loan borrowers who have defaulted on their repayments could be arrested at the border under new sanctions in Budget 2013 in a drive to increase student loan repayments....
View ArticleBudget 2013 $19m to establish first charter schools
Photo / Thinkstock The Government will spend $19 million on establishing the first charter schools in 2014. The Education Amendment Bill passes its first reading in Parliament this week, paving the way...
View ArticleBudget 2013 English says books in good shape Labour unimpressed
Finance Minister Bill English says the Government's books are in "good shape" but his fifth Budget has been described as one for "vested interests" by Labour leader David Shearer. Confirming that a...
View ArticleBudget 2013 Meridian Energy next SOE to be sold
Uncertainty swirls around MRP float shares Meridian Energy will be the next state-owned enterprise to be partially privatised, the Government has revealed. In a joint statement, Finance Minister Bill...
View ArticleBudget 2013 English pledges to tackle housing
After two years of zero budgets, Finance Minister Bill English has finally loosened the purse strings and announced a big investment in the housing sector. In a joint statement, English and Housing...
View ArticleWhat the analysts say sleepwalking to Budget surplus
Higher taxes pave the path to the magical 2014-15 surplus – and as a reward taxpayers receive ACC premium reductions and tax measures that are largely tinkering around the edges, Ernst & Young tax...
View Article$80m for irrigation - boost to economy environment
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View ArticleChinese visitors from Rotorua-Nanjing Town welcomed
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 1:40 pm Press Release: Rotorua District Council News Release Thursday 16 May 2013 Chinese visitors from Rotorua-Nanjing Town welcomed to NZ's Rotorua Rotorua Deputy Mayor Trevor...
View ArticleViolence in community not tolerated
Violence in our community is not tolerated nor condoned, says community leaders committed to reducing crime in Lower Hutt.Mayor of Lower Hutt Ray Wallace and Area Commander, Hutt Valley, Inspector Mike...
View ArticleBudget tax relief for ‘black hole’ expenditure
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 2:34 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Peter DunneMinister of Revenue 16 May 2013 Budget tax relief for 'black hole' expenditureBudget 2013 will provide relief for six...
View ArticleHousing WoF to be developed and trialled
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 2:36 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Dr Nick SmithMinister of Housing16 May 2013Housing WoF to be developed and trialled The Government is to develop a Housing...
View ArticleProperty investment focus to return $45m a year
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View ArticleAwards and rewards aplenty in Auckland
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 3:02 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Awards and rewards aplenty in AucklandPolice Minister the Honourable Anne Tolley alongside Assistant Commissioner Nick Perry will...
View ArticleLegislation For Housing Accords Land Supply
16 May 2013Special legislation to enable councils and the Government to streamline new housing developments in areas where housing is least affordable will be introduced to Parliament today."Council...
View ArticleHome insulation scheme saved but more needed
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 2:41 pm Press Release: Green Party 16 May 2013 Home insulation scheme saved but more needed The Green Party is celebrating that its efforts have saved the home insulation...
View ArticleMeridian Sell-off Could Cost Economy Billions
Responding to today's Budget, which included plans to sell off New Zealand-owned Meridian Energy, Nathan Argent, Greenpeace's chief policy advisor, said:"The half-baked decision to sell clean energy...
View ArticleReforms focus state housing on highest need
All Housing New Zealand tenancies will be reviewed to ensure state housing is focused on people with the highest housing need, Housing Minister Nick Smith says."The Government will this year develop...
View ArticleNational’s Train Wreck of Debt Gathers Momentum
National's self-proclaimed 'Building Momentum' Budget is looking more like an out of control debt train wreck with the country's overseas net debt topping $200 billion by 2017 and the current account...
View ArticleACC levies used as budget bribe
National is meddling with ACC levies to try sugar a budget that does little for ordinary New Zealanders.As part of today's budget announcements ACC Minister Judith Collins said there would be levy...
View ArticleBudget Extends the Ambit of the Thin Capitalisation Rules
No structural change to our international tax rules proposedChanges, but no real surprises, were announced in relation to New Zealand's thin capitalisation rules in today's Budget, says Deloitte CEO...
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