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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.

Finance Minister Bill English said today the latest regional trend reports for the second half of last year showed surprisingly strong growth in the provinces.

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.