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budget 2013

POLL RESULT: should the government hike petrol tax?

Budget priorities back food product innovation

Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce

Graph of the week: Budget 2013, complacency and household debt

Graph 1 - net household savings rate (Source: Budget 2013)

Planning laws stacked against first home buyers - English

Bill English on Q+A

Current planning laws are “explicitly designed to drive up housing values”, Finance Minister says.

BNZ boss wants tax changes to boost savings' appeal vs housing and property

BNZ CEO Andrew Thorburn on The Nation (TV3)

Thorburn also calls for compulsory KiwiSaver and higher contributions.

Budget 2013: What’s in it for science?