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Families would pay for the left's big spending plans either through higher interest rates, higher taxes, or both, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Labour's efforts to score a 'king hit' against the Government by highlighting a personal grievance payout by WINZ have turned into an own goal, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Helen Clark should tell New Zealanders the truth - the first thing a left-wing government has to do is put up taxes, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

National stands by its record on fairness, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

A predicted track of slightly rising interest rates is what is supporting growth of around 4% over the next two years, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Labour has been embarrassed again over political advertising with the complaints board throwing out its objections to National's ads on tax, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Dr Cullen's silly outburst over today's Reserve Bank statement shows yet again that Labour hates New Zealand doing well, and that he cannot deal with the facts, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

The Reserve Bank confirmed today that New Zealand has now entered a new era of strong and sustained export-led economic growth, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Labour's promise of export guarantees and export credit financing schemes was a last-ditch effort to curry favour with business, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Annette King continues to repeat Labour's lies about its health budget, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

The Alliance's budget is so mickey mouse it should carry a health warning, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Dr Cullen's budget numbers are so digitally enhanced they rival his leader's billboards, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Dr Cullen and Jim Anderton may have kissed and made up this morning, but the underlying problems in their relationship won't go away, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Treasurer Bill English today welcomed evidence that exports grew faster than imports in the September quarter.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Labour's budget released today confirms you can afford anything if you put taxes up enough, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

"It's one reason why we propose increasing the top personal tax rate. That rate would see people earning over $60,000 paying 39 cents in the dollar, up from 33c.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Helen Clark's announcement that Labour would consider scrapping its tax increase to do a deal with Winston Peters throws into doubt her personal commitment to delivering on Labour's core campaign p

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Pete Hodgson's guilty outburst about the National Party's ad campaign tells us all we need to know about Labour's sensitivity to the compulsory unionism issue, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Treasurer Bill English said today Dr Cullen had so far failed to release to the country his Budget for Labour's spending plans.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Five hundred New Zealanders found a new job each week in the last year and people are moving from part-time into full-time employment, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Treasurer Bill English today reconfirmed National's commitment to the dollar for dollar pledge to match tax reductions with increased social spending.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Credit rating agency Moody's annual report on New Zealand confirms that we have a strong, adaptable economy, Treasurer Bill English said today.

"That is exactly what National's economic framework is designed to achieve and it is what New Zealand needs to move into the 21st century.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Helen Clark is wrong when she says that National's plans for tax reductions and social spending increases will take the government into deficit, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Labour's costed spending promises already added up to more than $1.6 billion a year, and that was not counting 176 uncosted promises, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer