ANALYSIS: The Treasury seemed surprised that massive fiscal stimulus actually fuelled the economy.
ANALYSIS: ‘It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong.’ – Christopher Luxon.
ANALYSIS: The party’s advantage is that finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds is a tax nerd.
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump would be more unpredictable and volatile than Kamala Harris.
ANALYSIS: Select committee inquiry might lead to law changes to better assess the effectiveness of spending.
ANALYSIS: While the Government is taking credit, much of it is due to the Reserve Bank.
ANALYSIS: While many projects on the fast-track list are not controversial there are enough that have created strong political opposition.
ANALYSIS: In some ways it is not too different to Labour’s approach.
ANALYSIS: More policy lurches seem likely without some form of political consensus.
ANALYSIS: It sold a capital gains tax policy badly in 2011 and 2014, fudged it in 2017 and avoided it in 2020 and 2023.