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Budget tax overhaul set to fuel inflation spike
Inflation is expected to spike higher than many were predicting, as a result of yesterday's Budget tax changes.

Budget 2010: Who wins in Bill's game
The Govt's income tax cuts for all is a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to change the direction of the NZ economy.

<i>John Armstrong</i>: Welcome to the 2011 election campaign
Yesterday's Budget was the first salvo of the 2011 election. It was all about shutting Labour out of next year's contest.

Budget 2010: IRD beefed up
The taxman is to get sharper teeth with a $119.3 million increase in funding over the next four years.

Budget 2010: Experts praise tax cuts for all
The Govt's wide-ranging income tax cuts have drawn widespread praise despite GST jumping to 15 per cent.

<i>Audrey Young:</i> Up to $400m hidden costs for parents
Bill English has delivered a Budget in which he can have a bob each way, writes Audrey Young.

Budget 2010: Index of coverage
Links to all nzherald.co.nz's coverage of today's Budget announcements. News, comment and analysis.

Budget 2010: Latest updates
Click here for full coverage and analysis, and reaction to the 2010 Budget

Budget 2010: $1bn of education funding reprioritised
The education sector has had to come up with more than half of the $1.9 billion to fund new education initiatives over the next four years.

<i>David Cunliffe:</i> Budget 2010 a tax swindle
The 2010 Budget is a lost opportunity and a massive broken promise, says the Labour Party's finance spokesman David Cunliffe.