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The Government will set down the criteria for further tax reductions in this year's Budget, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch and Finance Minister Bill English said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

The Government has shortlisted six parties to enter due diligence for the prospective sale of 40% of the Crown 's shares in Contact Energy Limited.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

Labour's finance spokesperson Dr Cullen cannot justify his tax rises for 150,000 hard-working New Zealanders by comparing our tax rates to those overseas, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

Helen Clark's comments that National is "bribing" people by talking of tax cuts is plain stupid, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

Treasurer Bill Birch today announced the appointment of former Finance Minister Ruth Richardson as a non-executive director on the Board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for five years from today

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

Only Jim Anderton could come up with the idea of the Government establishing another commercial bank, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

Labour's plans to spend more taxpayer money and make government bigger mean either taxes or debt go up, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

The Government today released the Committee of Experts' report on tax compliance and the system's robustness against evasion and avoidance, along with decisions already taken by Government on those

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

Thank you for the opportunity to talk to you today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

Today's provisional merchandise trade figures for November continue the trend of strong export growth following the Asian Crisis, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

The export sector, positive business and consumer confidence, and strong economic growth in 1999 will be supported by a low inflationary environment, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer