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Australia ahead of New Zealand in Economic Freedom
Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
“An interesting feature of the 2007 Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal Index of Economic Freedom just released is that for the first time in many years Australia, at 3rd place, outranks New Zealand, at 5th place, in the rankings for economic freedom”, ... More >>
Lobbying: Self-Interest or National Interest?
Thursday, 21 December 2006, 10:34 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Nicky Hager’s recent re-heating of the vast right wing conspiracy theory raises a significant question in relation to business lobbying, which his book makes no attempt to explore. That is: what was the motivation and purpose of those in business ... More >>
Mediocre Growth Outlook
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
“The 2007 Budget Policy Statement makes no mention of the government’s former ‘top priority’ goal of raising New Zealand per capita incomes to above the OECD average”, Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, ... More >>
Roger Douglas: Visionary Leader
Friday, 15 December 2006, 11:59 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Last month's Deloitte/Management magazine awards included for the first time a category of 'visionary leader'. The award went to Sir Roger Douglas, finance minister from 1984 to 1988 in the reforming Lange-Douglas government. More >>
Loss of a Freedom Fighter - By Roger Kerr
Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 8:35 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
When Milton Friedman died in San Francisco on 16 November 2006 at the age of 94, tributes flowed around the world. More >>
Are Good Institutions and Policies Enough?
Friday, 3 November 2006, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Last week a report from the New Zealand Institute for Economic Research reminded us that Australians now earn over 30% more than New Zealanders, on average. Gross domestic product per capita in 2004 was NZ$48,000 for Australia and $36,400 for New ... More >>
Contest of Environmental Policy Ideas Welcome
Friday, 20 October 2006, 11:54 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
A fortnight ago, the National Party released a discussion paper on the environment. It is a welcome initiative. There is great scope for better environmental policies in New Zealand More >>
Tax Cuts Now On the Agenda
Monday, 16 October 2006, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Last week it was revealed that the 2005/06 budget surplus (following some accounting changes) was $11.5 billion. That equates to around $8,000 per household. More >>
Inclusion of Property Rights in Bill of Rights Act
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
The Business Roundtable told the Justice and Electoral Select Committee today that it supported MP Gordon Copeland’s bill incorporating private property rights in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (copy of submission attached). More >>
School Choice Lifts Underachieving Students
Friday, 6 October 2006, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Among those returning to school for their final term next week, we know that Maori and Pacific Island students will be heavily over-represented in the groups who leave school early and with little or no formal attainment. More >>
Imposing Increased Fishing Pay Rates Unjustified
Friday, 6 October 2006, 10:44 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
“The government’s plan to impose increased pay rates on foreign chartered fishing vessels makes no economic sense”, Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today. More >>
Regulation in New Zealand and Australia
Monday, 25 September 2006, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Trans-Tasman harmonisation of regulation should not be pursued for its own sake. More >>
Question Marks Over Telecom Regulation
Friday, 22 September 2006, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee has been hearing submissions on the bill that, among other things, will force Telecom to allow competitors access to its network on mandated terms. More >>
Kerr: The Dilemma of Public Sector Spending
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
The Dilemma of Public Sector Spending: Getting the Quantity and Quality Right Please find attached a paper on government spending, being given today by Roger Kerr, executive director, NZ Business Roundtable. More >>
Submission on Telecommunications Amendment Bill
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
This submission on the Telecommunications Amendment Bill is made by the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR), an organisation comprising primarily chief executives of major New Zealand businesses. The purpose of the organisation is to contribute ... More >>
Local Government: New Framework Needed
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 9:35 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Auckland City Council funding séance courses and toll calls to the Congo; Hamilton losing $200,000 supporting Warriors matches against the Eels; South Waikato investing $600,000 in two broadband companies that failed; New Plymouth investing in high-risk ... More >>
The Deadweight Costs of Taxation
Friday, 8 September 2006, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
The 2001 McLeod Tax Review pointed out that taxes can never be raised costlessly. It noted that apart from compliance and administrative costs, taxes impose ‘economic costs’ because they induce individuals to make decisions that they would not have ... More >>
Maori Unemployment Still a Serious Problem
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 12:49 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
“Unemployment is unacceptably high in New Zealand. Although it is now falling sharply, on the latest figures 8.4 percent of the reported labour force is still without employment. Adding those who would return to the labour force if job prospects were brighter, ... More >>
Business Tax Review Not Coherent Or Bold
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 12:32 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
“It is pleasing that the government wants to align tax policy with economic growth, but the proposals in its discussion document are piecemeal and fall short of its commitment to a ‘bold’ review”, Rob McLeod, chairman of the New Zealand Business ... More >>
Job Probation: What is All the Fuss About?
Monday, 17 July 2006, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
As you will all know, National MP Wayne Mapp has a member’s bill in front of a select committee proposing a 90-day probationary period for new employees. Essentially it provides that either party to an employment contract can terminate it at any time ... More >>
