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Ministerial interference in distribution arrangements for Auckland Airport prospectuses would be counter-productive and undesirable, Finance Minister Bill Birch and SOE Minister Tony Ryall said tod

The Rt Hon Bill Birch, Minister of Finance and Revenue, and Hon Max Bradford, Minister of Energy, today rebutted Trustpower's attack on the tax consequences of electricity reform as being deceptive

New Zealand was fortunate to have a Coalition Government willing to continue to place a priority on lower taxes, including lower corporate rates, Finance Minister Bill Birch said tonight.

"Legislation currently before Select Committee closes a loophole in the tax treatment of Superannuation Funds investing in Group Investment Funds" the Minister of Finance and Revenue, Rt Hon Bill B

Minister of Finance and Revenue, Rt Hon Bill Birch, welcomed the passing of the Electricity Industry Reform Act today saying that it "was a further step in the Government's micro-economic reform pr

Treasurer Winston Peters, Revenue Minister Bill Birch, and Energy Minister Max Bradford today welcomed changes recommended for the tax provisions in the electricity reform legislation now before Pa

Minister of Employment Peter McCardle is pleased to announce the name of the organisation formed from the integration of the NZ Employment Service, Income Support, Community Employment Group, and L

The new deemed rate of return used for the purpose of the Foreign Investment Fund regime has been set by regulation, Minister of Revenue Bill Birch announced today.

Finance Minister and Acting Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said the increase in total overseas debt would be addressed by improving economic growth and by increased saving in the private sector.

Finance Minister Bill Birch tonight announced changes in income tax collection that eliminate 1.2 million IR5 income tax returns, save taxpayers up to $60m a year in compliance costs, and create an

The outlook for tourism and exports over the next three years is very positive, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

Finance Minister and Acting Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today that the report out of the Australian National University (ANU) about the risk to the New Zealand economy was grossly misleading.

The Budget combines progress towards the fiscal objectives of the Government with substantial advances in economic and social well-being for New Zealanders, Finance Minister Bill Birch said.

Tonight's proposed amendments to the Farm and Fishing Vessel Ownership Savings Acts would free up vital funds for people with accounts under those schemes, Finance Minister Bill Birch said today.

Internal Affairs Minister Jack Elder welcomed the modernisation of the Fire Service announced by the Fire Service Commission today.

Terms of Reference for the scoping study of the Crown's ownership interest in Television New Zealand (TVNZ) were released today by Treasurer Winston Peters, Finance Minister Bill Birch and SOE Mini

The Taranaki/King Country by-election is the reason Labour and the Alliance are musing about not raising taxes quite as much, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

The Coalition Government has decided in principle to split ECNZ into three competing state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the Treasurer and Ministers of Finance, Energy and State-Owned Enterprises said

Lower prices for consumers should result from the Coalition Government's electricity reform package, the Treasurer and Ministers of Finance and Energy said today.

Labour's backtrack on high taxes shows Dr Cullen has learned something about politics - but he still has no understanding of economics, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

The Government today introduced tax credit legislation allowing investment income earned by superannuation funds and life office schemes to be taxed at the saver's personal tax rates.

The Government today introduced legislation to ensure that wrongfully obtained money will continue to remain taxable, Revenue Minister Bill Birch and Treasurer Winston Peters said this afternoon.

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this afternoon. I will be covering three broad areas: the economic outlook, the progress of the Budget, and a topic close to your hearts, superannuation.

The current track of the Government's operating surplus confirms that prospects for future tax cuts remain intact, the Minister of Finance, Rt Hon Bill Birch said tonight.