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Smokes, booze and property tax prime Budget targets

Hannah Lynch | Thursday May 17, 2012 | 19 comments

Government ponders prime tax targets in a bid to help bridge the $640m shortfall in pledge to return to surplus in 2015.

Government struggling to prevent state sector wage budget blowout

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Rob Hosking | Wednesday April 11, 2012 | 2 comments

IMF sprinkles happy dust on New Zealand economy

Rob Hosking | WEEKEND REVIEW | 6 comments

Going to the International Monetary Fund to be cheered up is a bit like going to the dentist and expecting a spa bath and a full body massage. So what gives? 

Treasury reports disappointing RWC impact, flat economy

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Rob Hosking | Monday April 02, 2012 | 9 comments

Feedback from businesses to Treasury officials paints a flat picture of the economy.

Treasury's Makhlouf pushes for more investment in teachers

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Paul McBeth | Tuesday March 20, 2012 | 7 comments

Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says more and better investment in teachers is integral to lifting New Zealand’s student achievement.

Key and Shearer go head-to-head with major speeches

Pattrick Smellie | Tuesday March 13, 2012 | 1 comment

Both leaders to give major addresses Thursday. PM says public sector cuts will not be "savage".