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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 National Infrastructure Plan, issued today, shows the large scale of the Government's infrastructure programme and highlights some future issues that may require action, Infrastructure Minister

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's $500 million Jobs and Growth infrastructure stimulus package is on track and supporting thousands of jobs around New Zealand, Infrastructure 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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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

The Government will carefully consider the Tax Working Group's report on options for improving New Zealand's tax system, Finance Minister Bill English and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today.

Finance Minister Bill English has appointed two new directors to the board of the Reserve Bank and a new commissioner to the Earthquake Commission.