Budget 2016 – Scoop Full Coverage
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Gordon Campbell on how class colours Panama Papers reactions
Column – Gordon Campbell Not many heroes so far in the Panama Papers saga, but any number of villains. Those villains happen to include: criminals laundering their ill gotten gains, terrorists funding their nefarious activities, and shadowy figures guilty of varying levels …
Questions & Answers – 3 May 2016
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. JAMES SHAW (Co-LeaderGreen) to the Prime Minister : On what dates did he discuss with the Minister of Revenue his conversation with Ken Whitney on foreign trusts, and what specifically did he say to the Minister?
Questions & Answers – 3 May 2016
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. JAMES SHAW (Co-LeaderGreen) to the Prime Minister : On what dates did he discuss with the Minister of Revenue his conversation with Ken Whitney on foreign trusts, and what specifically did he say to the Minister?
Government should just ban foreign speculators
Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party The Prime Ministers musings about a land tax on non-resident buyers is just more tinkering, and the Government should just ban foreign speculators as the Australian Government has done, says Labours Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford.
Action not words, needed on housing speculation
Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party John Key should be taking action to crack down on speculation in our overheated housing market, instead of random musings on land tax, Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford said. “John Key suggested today on TVNZ’s Q and A programme that a land tax …
Pre-Budget Speech to Business New Zealand event
Speech – New Zealand Government Budget 2016 Pre-Budget Speech to Business New Zealand event Wellington Wednesday, 13 April 2016 Its good to be back here for my annual pre-Budget speech and I want to thank Business New Zealand for hosting me once again. This years Budget will …
Tax changes latest move to help small business
Press Release – New Zealand Government Small Business Minister Craig Foss says changing the provisional tax system is yet another way the Government is helping small businesses grow and thrive.
Questions and Answers – 12 April 2016
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. ANDREW LITTLE (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister : Does he stand by all of his statements in relation to the Panama Papers?
Prime Minister’s Statement to Parliament
Speech – New Zealand Government The Government is continuing to implement its plan to build a faster-growing economy with more jobs and rising incomes, and to support New Zealanders and their families.
TPPA – NZIER article and tariff reductions
Article – Julian Ang This opinion piece is written in two parts. The first part is a critique on the report written by NZIER on ISDS provisions and the second touches sparingly on gains our negotiators have made on tariff reductions across a range of industries when the …
Post-cabinet press conference: Online purchase GST and TPPA
Article – Jeremy Wilkinson and Megan Gattey Applying GST to online purchases was the main focus of this afternoons post-cabinet press conference in Wellington.
