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Labour tight-lipped as Te Pāti Māori wants Māori to receive Super at 55-58

Te Pāti Māori's policy could cost nearly $4 billion.

Treasury keen on crisis time OCR cuts, not spending and money printing

The agency still can't pinpoint the benefits of the Covid-era $55 billion LSAP programme.

‘The price of borrowing has gone up’: Nicola Willis' pre-Budget warning

Higher bond yields could add hundreds of millions to the Govt's finance costs.

The Reserve Bank is worst in OECD - Richard Prebble

OPINION: The RBNZ relies on official statistics even though they are prone to be wrong.

Home owners face $400 hike as disaster insurance levy set to rise

Treasury consults on how much the Natural Hazards Insurance Levy needs to rise by.

How much bigger could the economy be if the corporate tax rate was cut?

Deloitte economist shares her tax modelling.

Public Service boss mulls axing govt departments, PM reacts

Public Service Commissioner considers culling entities to tackle double-ups, waste.

Could $50b ACC investment fund be better managed? Govt commissions review

Minister wants to remove 'constraints' limiting ACC's returns.

Matthew Hooton: Willis ready to take on banks to boost productivity

OPINION: Economic and fiscal forecasts demand more aggressive reform.

Public service shrinks by 2162 people in six months - Govt wants more cuts

Willis says departments should plan to receive no new funding for cost pressures.

Nicola Willis tells Labour: We need to talk about superannuation

The Finance Minister says bipartisan discussions about superannuation are needed.

Chinese stocks surge 8.5% in best day since 2008

Financial Times: Investors bet rally which began with Beijing’s stimulus package has legs.

Argentina’s Javier Milei secures backing to defeat pension increase

Financial Times: Libertarian leader says ‘degenerates’ would ruin his fiscal balance.

Big tick for economy as Fitch affirms NZ's AA+ credit rating

Rating agency notes delayed surplus and rising debt but backs fiscal plan.

Govt can't kick the Covid hangover, with debt up 130%

High interest costs and unwinding the money printing programme weigh on the Govt's books.

NZ Treasury boss to become Australia’s Auditor-General

Finance Minister looking for a "change agent" to replace Caralee McLiesh.