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<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers

Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers.

IRD may hit commercial fit-outs

The Government has embarked on a path to abolish building depreciation on virtually every building type and could hit depreciation claims on commercial building fit-outs in future, says Bayleys Valuations director John Freeman.

<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Cut the middle class welfare

It's time to kill the middle class welfare boondoggles.

<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Budget raises burden on business

Post-Budget property talk

Uni hits out at lack of funding

Telecom woes 'lesson in selling off assets'

Govt confirms education subsidy cut

Same goal, less money for Housing NZ

Animal welfare gets funding boost

<i>Matt McCarten</i>: Brutal Budget wallops the poor, pampers the rich

Govt puts up $104m for leaky-school repairs, checks

The number of known leaking schools is now 145, double the estimate in September last year. The worst will benefit from $82 million allocated in the Budget for remedial work in the next year.

<i>John Roughan</i>: Taxing question of top rate put to bed

Key says NZ first with 28 per cent tax figure

Tax cut threat to universal super: expert

<i>Editorial</i>: New tax rules designed to end the rorts

<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Savings focus makes this a landmark

<i>Liam Dann</i>: Budget's strong message unheard by panicking markets