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Marilyn Waring to replace Ruth Richardson on Reserve Bank board.

A Future Directions package for low and middle income families will be the centrepiece of next year's budget.

A public domain title vesting ownership in the people of New Zealand and a regime to protect Maori customary rights are at the heart of the government's promised mid-December foreshore and seabed policy statement

The government issues a paper canvassing options for changign tax to non-controlled offshore investment in equity by NZers.

FBT on the private use of company-owned cars is to be reduced.

Chile is the first Latin American country to have a double tax agreement with NZ

My door was always open, Dr Cullen says. You had only to ask for a meeting.

The government welcomes the latest OECD report on NZ.

Moody's reaffirms NZ's high credit rating, gives economy good report

The government tables legislation to build on the public sector reforms of the 1980s.

The government restores free post for business GST, PAYE and FBT payments.

The BPS and Defu will be released on 18 December.

The governnment welcomes Standard and Poor's latest report on New Zealand.

18 November 2003Media Statement
FBT rate for low-interest loans down

The government has released a discussion document with proposals to reduce the tax barriers to international recruitment.

The Overseas Investment Act review aims to maintain a liberal investment regime whilst giving more protection to iconic sites.

The government welcomes the decision by Maori claimants to the Tribunal to defer the hearing in favour of direct dialogue.

The double tax agreement with the UK is being updated to provide better information-sharing.

Don Brash knows better than to suggest the operating balance is available for spending.

Don Brash must clean up National's behaviour in the House.

The government will not legislate to over-ride the Commerce Commission's rejection of the Air New Zealand-Qantas deal.

The government expects to be able to produce a detailed policy statement on the foreshore and seabed by Xmas.

Air NZ will appear before the finance select committee for an annual financial review.

Toll Holdings decision to proceed with the purchase of Tranz Rail welcomed.