BUDGET 2014: The case for more parental leave It’s time the government put a stake in the ground on paid parental leave and its budget is the perfect time to do this. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 paid parental leaveGrant ThorntonBusinessDeskbudget previewBudget 2014budget preview 2014Stacey Davies
Cunliffe pledges surpluses and to get unemployment to 4% by end of first term Labour Party leader David Cunliffe has pledged to reduce the unemployment rate to 4 percent by the end of his first term, if elected, from 6 percent currently, saying the Opposition would create Wed, 11 Jul 2018 GovernmentemploymentLabourelectionDavid CunliffeBusinessDeskbudget previewBudget 2014budget preview 2014
BUDGET 2014: Don’t forget the rebuild It occurred to me I have now had my work laptop for just over three years. Most people probably wouldn’t remember a detail like that but for my colleagues and me it is easy. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Gerry BrownleeChristchurchGrant ThorntonWEEKEND REVIEWBusinessDeskbudget previewGeordie HooftBudget 2014budget preview 2014
BUDGET 2014: Time to tackle tax on multinationals The government is part of the OECD discussion on international taxation proposals but will have little say in whether they are adopted globally. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Grant ThorntonGreg ThompsonBusinessDeskbudget previewBudget 2014budget preview 2014
PM Key drops first budget announcement – more help for exporters Prime Minister John Key has opened this year's round of pre-budget new policy announcements, promising an average $13.75 million of new spending annually over the next four years to give intensiv Wed, 11 Jul 2018 exportsBusinessDeskbudget previewbudgets and budgetingBudget 2014budget preview 2014
English warns 2014-15 Budget surplus will be small, volatile The forecast Budget surplus for the year to June 30 2015 will be small and exposed to the influence of even small changes in the value of some government liabilities, particularly government bonds, says English. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 John KeyBill EnglishBudgetgovernment debtbudget previewgovernment budget
Budget surplus on track as corporate tax-take starts catching up to forecast The government's lagging tax-take got a boost in March as later than expected filing of 2013 company tax returns bolstered the contribution from corporate taxpayers, allowing Finance Minister Bil Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Bill EnglishtaxationBusinessDeskbudget previewgovernment budgetBudget 2014budget preview 2014
BUDGET 2014: Business compliance costs lurk in the shadows While the days of unanticipated losses and windfalls emerging from a budget speech have largely disappeared, lurking in the shadows behind every policy announcement in this year’s budget will be NBR Contributor Wed, 14 May 2014 Steven JoyceGrant Thorntonmark hucklesbyBusinessDeskbudget previewbusiness compliance costsBudget 2014budget preview 2014
Budget 2014: Why a capital gains tax will be off the agenda Capital gains tax (CGT) has become a major policy difference between the two main political parties in the lead up to this year’s election but it’s unlikely to get any air time in the budget. NBR Contributor Tue, 13 May 2014 Grant Thorntoncapital gains taxGreg ThompsonBusinessDeskbudget previewBudget 2014budget preview 2014
Premium Budget 2014: a surplus but then what? Budget 2014: Surplus ahoy – but then what? People generally care more about their household or business budgets than they do about the government budget. NBR Contributor Mon, 12 May 2014 PoliticstaxBill EnglishsavingsFiscal Policybudget previewBudget 2014budget preview 2014