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Gareth Morgan and Susan Guthrie: Tax revamp not about pulling rich down

Gareth Morgan and Susan Guthrie: Reviving values of an egalitarian society

An educated public, knowledgeable of what the issues are and requiring of change, is a prerequisite for any political commitment emerging.

Gareth Morgan and Susan Guthrie: Rot at centre of modern economics

Hide's 'Taxpayers Rights Bill' not expected to pass

Joe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economy

Balancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...

Christchurch earthquake to prompt OCR cut, says ASB economist

An ASB Bank economist says she expects Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard to cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 2.5 per cent in part due to the economic impact of the Christchurch earthquake.

Govt tax take up slightly on forecast

Foreign investors keep piling into NZ govt debt

Foreign investors boosted their share of government debt on issue last month to just shy of $28b, as the Crown borrows $300m a week to maintain its spending programme.

NZ dollar dumped after unemployment rises

World shares rally on good Portugal news

Equities in Europe and on Wall Street rallied after Portugal's successful bond sale eased concerns about the euro-zone's debt crisis.

Busting the myths of a capital gains tax

South Africa's experience points the way...

Has the Govt managed the economy well in 2010?

<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Good news, bad news

If the good news is that the Reserve Bank expects rates to be lower for longer, the bad news is why it thinks that.