BDBDOfficial Cash Rate<i>Dollar Outlook:</i> Kiwi may hold above US70c as OCR, Aust CPI loom25 Jan 12:00 AM
EconomyKey hints at property tax, GST rise not ruled outJohn Key has indicated the Govt is open to reform which trades personal income tax cuts for some form of tax on investment property.19 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandPolitics 2009: Key, Goff and the recessionA new PM defied the odds as the Govt struggled to deal with the worst recession in decades, and Labour played catch up politics. 24 Dec 03:00 PM
EmploymentGloom lifts but slump will take tollThe economy's prospects look a lot brighter in the Treasury's latest forecasts than they did when it was preparing the Budget in April.15 Dec 03:00 PM
OpinionBrian Fallow<i>Brian Fallow</i>: We got through it, but there'll be an expensive price to pay15 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandPM: Economy's revival means safer jobsPrime Minister John Key says there is "light at the end of the tunnel", after half-yearly accounts painted a better picture than the Budget.15 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandTreasury: Unemployment to peak at 7pc - KeyTreasury now believes unemployment will peak at 7 per cent, less than what it predicted when the recession first hit, John Key told Parliament today.08 Dec 04:51 AM
EconomyEconomy still in fragile shape - TreasuryMany risks still threaten the sustainability of economic growth, Treasury said today.07 Dec 06:00 AM
BDBDEconomyACC, Super Fund prop up Govt books as tax take dwindlesThe investment portfolios of ACC and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund continued to prop up the government's books as corporate and personal tax revenues dwindled, says Treasury.03 Dec 11:10 PM
OpinionBrian Fallow<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Tinkering won't fix creaking tax systemThe tax system has deteriorated beyond the point where tinkering and tweaking are enough, was the message this week.02 Dec 03:00 PM