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More than 100,000 New Zealanders have already priority registered an interest in the Contact Energy share float, Treasurer Bill Birch, SOE Minister Tony Ryall and Minister responsible for Contact L

Proposed changes to GST law are set out in a tax policy discussion document released today by Treasurer Bill Birch and Revenue Minister Bill English.

Over 250,000 New Zealanders priority registered their interest in the Contact Energy share float, according to final figures released today.

The Crown Financial Statements for the six months to December 1998 were released by the Treasury today.

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Jim Anderton's suggestion that there was some relationship between a meeting with Mr Kevin Roberts and the government decision to provide $12.5 million additional funding for the Tourism Board is b

Contact Energy Limited, whose assets were originally part of ECNZ, began operations as a separate commercial entity on 1 February 1996, as a result of Government policies designed to foster competi

As you know, the Government has decided to offer Contact Energy for sale, based on a 40% cornerstone holding, and a public float of the remaining 60% of the company.

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From today, people who may wish to buy shares in Contact Energy can reserve an Investment Statement in advance and, by doing so, become eligible to buy 25% more shares than the minimum public alloc

It is correct, as announced in Parliament by Phil Goff yesterday, that Saatchi and Saatchi have been awarded the advertising contract for the float of Contact Energy, Treasurer Bill Birch and SOE M

The Government will set down the criteria for further tax reductions in this year's Budget, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch and Finance Minister Bill English said today.

The Government has shortlisted six parties to enter due diligence for the prospective sale of 40% of the Crown 's shares in Contact Energy Limited.

Labour's finance spokesperson Dr Cullen cannot justify his tax rises for 150,000 hard-working New Zealanders by comparing our tax rates to those overseas, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

Helen Clark's comments that National is "bribing" people by talking of tax cuts is plain stupid, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

Treasurer Bill Birch today announced the appointment of former Finance Minister Ruth Richardson as a non-executive director on the Board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for five years from today

Only Jim Anderton could come up with the idea of the Government establishing another commercial bank, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

Labour's plans to spend more taxpayer money and make government bigger mean either taxes or debt go up, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

The Government today released the Committee of Experts' report on tax compliance and the system's robustness against evasion and avoidance, along with decisions already taken by Government on those

Today's provisional merchandise trade figures for November continue the trend of strong export growth following the Asian Crisis, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

The export sector, positive business and consumer confidence, and strong economic growth in 1999 will be supported by a low inflationary environment, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

Energy Minister Max Bradford and Finance Minister Bill Birch today announced the Government's direction on electricity reform.

The three-way split of ECNZ will proceed and be completed by the end of March next year securing lower electricity prices for New Zealand households and businesses and long-term benefits for the en

Retail power companies purchased by ECNZ before the planned split of ECNZ on April 1 next year will be allocated amongst the three new SOEs.