Monetary Policy Reform
Phil Goff’s landmark speech to Federated Farmers today is a highly significant step. It has three major themes: - boosting technology to grow productivity in our primary sector - a strong stand on...
View ArticleAXING THE TAX PACK
Labour is taking the fight to the government on its unfair tax plan. The “Axe the Tax” bus tour is covering the country. We are campaigning against is whole tax package, which includes all of: GST...
View ArticleThe Left and Economics
My good friend Rob Salmond has written an excellent post over at Policy Progress about the importance of the political left talking about economics. If folk on the left are to challenge the caricature...
View ArticleInternational ratings a load of old cobblers
The weekend Herald Business had an article headlined “NZ rates fourth in the world for economic freedom”, so I had a closer look. Turns out it’s from the Heritage Foundation, a US based Right wing...
View ArticleThe Poor List
The wealth of New Zealand’s 150 richest people have grown by almost 20% in one year with the combined wealth of New Zealand’s richest burgeoning from $38.2 billion to $45.2 billion – the highest total...
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