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Two Wananga (public Maori tertiary education institutions) are to get a $6.8 million capital funding injection, Tertiary Education Minister Max Bradford, Finance Minister Sir William Birch and Maor

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Michael Cullen and Helen Clark have different views on the attractiveness of Jim Anderton, Finance Minister Sir William Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Sir Ian McKay, currently president of the Electoral Commission and a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 1991 to 1997, has been appointed chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into INCIS, Finance

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

‘70% Delivered for 70% of the Budget'

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

The Crown and IBM jointly announced today that the Crown has accepted an offer by IBM to withdraw its $75 million damages claim against the Crown and pay the Crown $25 million to settle the INCIS d

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

"Winston Peters' so-called minority report on the Finance and Expenditure Committee's inquiry into the powers and operations of the Inland Revenue Department raises real questions about the compete

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Conclusions allocating blame for difficulties with INCIS were premature at this stage, and not capable of being sustained by a balance of evidence, Finance Minister Sir William Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Finance and Revenue Minister Sir William Birch today congratulated the Finance and Expenditure Committee for a "positive, helpful and constructive" report on the policy and operations of the Inland

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Rt Hon Sir William Birch
Minister of Finance
Minister of Revenue

Hon Tau Henare
Minister of Maori Affairs

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

The Government is satisfied that assurances now given by Telecom for its 0867 initiative meet the policy objectives of its Kiwi Share Obligations (KSO), Minister of Finance Sir William Birch and Co

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Treasurer Bill English and Revenue Minister Sir William Birch got in the driving seat today to speed up moves to make tax simpler for business.

  • Bill Birch
  • Revenue

Finance and Revenue Minister Sir William Birch said today that the tax treatment of Brierley Investments Limited shareholders would be clarified in law.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

The Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 1999 were released by the Treasury today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

The 1999 Crown Financial Statements released today show that the Crown's finances are in a strong and positive position, Treasurer Bill English and Finance Minister Sir William Birch said in a join

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Labour has adopted yet another Alliance policy today, saying as part of its social welfare policy it will look at setting up 'community banks', Finance Minister Sir William Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Hon Bill English
Treasurer

Hon John Luxton
Minister for Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Rt Hon Sir William Birch
Minister of Finance

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Rt Hon Sir William Birch
Minister of Finance
Hon Clem Simich
Minister of Police

23 August 1999
For Immediate Release

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Winston Peters' claim last week that the Government is giving North Korea $4 million to build nuclear reactors is wildly inaccurate in every respect, Finance Minister Sir William Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Making headlines at the taxpayer's expense was Winton Peters' primary interest in the wine box affair, Sir William Birch, Minister of Finance and Minister of Revenue, said tonight.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Revenue Minister Sir William Birch tonight said that more than $12m had been spent to date investigating Winston Peters' allegations about IRD and the Serious Fraud Office, and not a single one of

  • Bill Birch
  • Revenue

In answer to questions received this afternoon from the Dominion, Finance Minister Sir William Birch said tonight:

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Forthcoming measures to reduce tax compliance costs for small businesses and the self employed are among the announcements in the Government's Bright Future package.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

The Crown issued legal proceedings today against IBM NZ and IBM Corporation in relation to the INCIS contract, Finance Minister Sir William Birch announced today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

An unsourced allegation in today's Dominion newspaper that the Crown still owes IBM $40 million under the INCIS contract had no foundation whatsoever in fact, Finance Minister Sir William Birch sai

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance