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Tax changes - how they affect New Zealanders

1.    Average income household

Budget 2010 focuses squarely on faster growth, helps families get ahead and sets a credible path for getting back to surplus sooner, Finance Minister Bill English says.

Budget 2010 has freed up another $1.8 billion over the next four years to put into high priority areas such as healthcare, education, law and order and scientific innovation, Finance Minister Bill

Weaker than expected business profits are reflected in lower tax revenue for the Crown in the nine months to 31 March and will keep tax revenue below forecasts for the rest of the fiscal year.

The Australian Government's review of its tax system reinforces the value of New Zealand completing a broad review of its own tax system over the past year, Finance Minister Bill English says.

Labour has given the first clues about how it would run the economy - and hard-working Kiwis should be worried, Finance Minister Bill English says.

Hard working Kiwis will be shocked by confirmation today that Labour would mortgage our future when we are already borrowing an average $240 million a week for the next four years, Finance Minister

Good afternoon and thank you Charles for your warm welcome. It's good to see so many people here today from the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and the wider Wellington business community.

New Zealand has agreed to lend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) up to US$1 billion (NZ$1.34b) if the world faces another economic crisis like the 2008/09 global meltdown, Finance Minister Bill

The Government's focus on controlling spending and freeing up money for frontline services is reflected in the Crown's financial statements for the eight months to 28 February, Finance Minister Bil

New Zealand has emerged from the global financial crisis in better shape than many advanced countries and it is expected to continue on a gradual recovery path, the International Monetary Fund conc

The economy grew solidly in the final quarter of last year, but more work is needed to ensure a sustainable recovery that creates jobs and lifts the incomes of New Zealand families, Finance Ministe

The current tax system is unfair and inequitable for many hard-working New Zealand families and the Government will address this in the Budget, Finance Minister Bill English said today.

A new Productivity Commission will be set up early next year to help boost New Zealand’s economic performance across the public and private sectors, Finance Minister Bill English and Regulatory R

The Government will close New Zealand's wholesale funding guarantee on 30 April 2010, Finance Minister Bill English announced today.

The Budget will continue to focus on managing the Government's finances in a disciplined and responsible way, Finance Minister Bill English says.

The Government's finances showed some incremental improvement in the six months to December 31, due to a number of factors - including some one-off gains, Finance Minister Bill English says.

The Government has confirmed it will retain the imputation system for taxing company dividends in its tax reform package later this year.

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As newly-elected Prime Minister John Key said in December 2008:

Labour's legacy of economic mismanagement was even more damaging to New Zealand families than previously reported, after revisions to official statistics issued late last year, Finance Minister Bil

Housing Minister Phil Heatley and Finance Minister Bill English have today announced the line-up of the government's seven-member Housing Shareholders' Advisory Group.

Finance Minister Bill English today confirmed Budget 2010 will be delivered on May 20 and will set out important policies to lift economic growth and give hard-working New Zealanders incentives to

Crown accounts for the five months to November 30 were slightly better than forecast, but reinforce the need for responsible fiscal and economic management through 2010, Finance Minister Bill Engli