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Finance Minister Michael Cullen welcomes Reserve Bank Governor's warnings on borrowing and spending

Final results for 04-05 year broadly in line with Pre-election Update.

The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update will be released publicly at 11am on Thursday, 18th August.

Reminder to the media of budget provisions.

29 July 2005Speech Notes
Address to NZ Mussel Industry Council Shareholders ConferenceMontana Brancott Winery, State Highway 1, Riverlands, Blenheim

Invercargill gets loan to gear up for international flights.

Key is being highly selective in the facts around the use of consultants.

Crown to transfer Kawerau geothermal assets to Mighty River Power.

National's nanny tax break means less quality early childhood education and more more penpushers

OECD argues case for continuing strong fiscal discipline.

In the last 5 years, the West Coast economy has turned around.

Monitoring system budget increased from $5 million to $8 million a year.

National in danger of becoming the tax policy equivalent of the Lions team.

National now in weasel territory on health and education spending.

Key's claim that National could finance ongoing tax cuts of out this year's cash surplus are absurd.

New overseas investment regimes gives sensitive sites more protection under the new overseas investment

It has taken several weeks but John Key seems to have finally read the Budget Speech.

Ralph Norris's departure bad news for NZ but appointment to top Australian job good news.

The Reserve Bank's prudential function is not under threat in the Trans-Tasman review of banking regulation.

British-based Pensions Policy Institute says there is much about KiwiSaver to imitate.

National's tax bribe in tatters after just six days.

National's and Act's tax policies would require a mix of borrowing and spending cuts and would push up interest rates.

Tax cuts will push up interest rates and require spending cuts.

National admits big tax cuts will require big spending cuts.