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Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today that Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash's speech clearly focused on the pressures on monetary policy and the exchange rate if spending is increased substa

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Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch today welcomed improving underlying inflation figures for the September 1996 quarter.

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Employers have a role to play in ensuring that people in work are getting what they are entitled to from the tax cuts and social assistance programme, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
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New Zealand Firsts policy of having no limit on the amount of compensation for Treaty of Waitangi claims is not only stupid but is a cruel hoax, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

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The Government today sold its shares in Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Limited to a Fletcher Challenge Ltd consortium in a deal which valued the assets at $2.026 billion, Finance Minister Rt H

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Ministers are well aware of their responsibilities, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

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The Government today announced the sale of its 49.9 per cent shareholding in the Maori Development Corporation Limited (MDC).

  • Bill Birch
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Thank you for inviting me to address this 5th anniversary conference of the Employment Contracts Act. The attitude at this conference is up-beat and forward looking.

  • Bill Birch
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Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today he was disappointed that the 0 to 2 per cent underlying inflation target range outlined in the Policy Targets Agreement had been breached.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Thank you, Mr Jin, for the opportunity to open the debate on the public-private partnership in developed countries.

  • Bill Birch
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The Crown's shares in Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Ltd will be offered for sale through an international tender process, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

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Forestry Corporation's assets include 22 Crown Forestry Licences covering 188,000 hectares of exotic plantation forest land in the Bay of Plenty, together with processing plants at Waipa, Kaingaroa

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Reports that Treasury and senior Ministers are blocking funding for the Department of Conservation are incorrect, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

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More than 1 Million Working People Penalised

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Reserve Bank forecasts released today confirm that New Zealanders can continue to expect strong economic growth, high levels of business investment, rising employment and low inflation, Finance Min

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Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch will attend the APEC Finance Ministers meeting in Osaka, Japan, on 16th and 17th of March.

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Finance Minister Bill Birch today invited representatives of leading exporter organisations to meet him on Thursday this week to discuss means of achieving growth without compromising the 0-2% infl

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