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Legislation Today Sets New Regulatory Environment

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The Wellington Club

You have asked what the implications of the Budget are.

  • Bill Birch
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The substantial reduction in unemployment from 7.7% to 7.2% for the March quarter confirms the rapid turnaround in the New Zealand economy, Treasurer Bill Birch said today.

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Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. You'd proposed as a topic the Life and Times of Bill Birch.

  • Bill Birch
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The Labour Party's announcement today that it would impose a take-overs code is consistent with Labour's intention to re-regulate the New Zealand economy, Treasurer Bill Birch said tonight.

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Cabinet yesterday gave an Ad Hoc Ministerial Group power to act on the INCIS contract with IBM, advised and assisted by a top team of Government officials, Treasurer Bill Birch and Police Minister

  • Bill Birch
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"Dr Cullen as usual has no idea what he is talking about, because he hasn't bothered to do his homework," Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
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Demand for Contact shares from retail investors has been very strong, Treasurer Bill Birch, SOE Minister Tony Ryall and the Minister Responsible for Contact Energy, Lockwood Smith, said today.

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Winston Peters was misinformed in alleging that a company headed by former National Party leader Jim McLay will be paid $12-24 million in commission on the Contact Energy sale, Treasurer Bill Birch

  • Bill Birch
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The current account deficit reflects a continuing trend of New Zealand not having enough savings to finance the levels of investment being made here, Treasurer Bill Birch and Finance Minister Bill

  • Bill Birch
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Edison Mission Energy has successfully bid $1.208 billion for a 40 percent cornerstone shareholding in Contact Energy, Treasurer Bill Birch, SOE Minister Tony Ryall and Minister Responsible for Con

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More than 175,000 New Zealanders had registered interest in purchasing shares in Contact Energy by 4 pm this afternoon, Treasurer Bill Birch, SOE Minister Tony Ryall and Minister responsible for Co

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Treasurer Bill Birch and the Minister in charge of the Public Trust Office, Tuariki Delamere, said today the Court of Appeal's ruling on the ownership of the Office's reserves has all but removed t

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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

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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.

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

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

  • Bill Birch
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Forecasts

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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

  • Bill Birch
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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

  • Bill Birch
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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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Registration

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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

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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

  • Bill Birch
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