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Memo to All Parties: Big Government Harms Growth

Wednesday, 12 July 2006, 9:09 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

Becoming a high income economy is a goal to be applauded. It is the only effective solution to many of the country's economic, social and even environmental problems. New Zealand is currently 20th out of 30 OECD countries in terms of real gross domestic ... More >>

Roading: Still Many Roadblocks

Friday, 7 July 2006, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

Apart from some criticisms from the Greens, it was well received. It reflected the 2006 Budget decision to make good the shortfall in the National Land Transport Programme due to construction cost increases and lower projected petrol tax receipts. More >>

SOE Policy: Dumb and Now Dumber

Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

The government's decision to encourage state-owned enterprises to expand into new areas of business has had a bad reception from commentators. More >>

Radical Surgery on Regulation Needed

Friday, 16 June 2006, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

In her statement to parliament at the beginning of this year, the prime minister said that the government would be reviewing regulation. More >>

Some Myths and Facts About Savings

Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

There is a lot of bad economics, as well as self-interest, in public commentary about savings. Repetition of the mantra that New Zealanders are poor savers doesn’t make it true. Many commentators have failed to engage with the best work on savings in ... More >>

Book Review: Roderick Deane: His Life and Times

Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 12:46 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

First, a disclaimer. Roderick Deane has been a personal friend and professional colleague since he first taught me economics at Victoria University in 1967. I admire him as a person, and for his enormous contributions to business and government in New Zealand. ... More >>

Budget 2006: "Read It and Weep"

Friday, 2 June 2006, 11:59 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

What are we to make of the 2006 budget, two weeks after the dust has settled? Most commentators have criticised it as a ‘do nothing’affair, and a missed opportunity to restore New Zealand’s flagging economic fortunes. Unfortunately, the government ... More >>

Who is more highly taxed?

Monday, 29 May 2006, 11:03 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

There has been renewed political debate about whether New Zealanders are more or less highly taxed than Australians, sparked by the Australian government’s announcement of tax reductions in its recent budget. More >>

NZBR Submission on the KiwiSaver Bill

Thursday, 25 May 2006, 9:57 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

NZBR Submission on the KiwiSaver Bill See... http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/0605/KiwiSaver_Bill_NZBR_Sub.pdf More >>

Compulsory Savings and Capital Markets

Monday, 22 May 2006, 12:44 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

Calls are sometimes made for New Zealand to adopt a version of Australia’s compulsory savings scheme on the grounds that this would increase savings and make more and cheaper capital available to New Zealand firms. More >>

Government Must Reassess Growth Strategy

Thursday, 18 May 2006, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

“One stark fact stands out from the Budget: New Zealand is not in sight of climbing back up the international income rankings”, Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable said today. “This should be the central focus of ... More >>

Budget Should Address Sagging Growth Rate

Monday, 15 May 2006, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

“The challenge facing the government in this week’s budget is to recognise and take action to address New Zealand’s deteriorating medium-term economic outlook”, Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today. More >>

Australian Budget a Wake-up Call

Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

“The Australian government’s moves towards a lower and flatter tax scale point to where New Zealand should be heading”, Rob McLeod, chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today. More >>

Telecomm's Decision Damaging to Investment, Growth

Thursday, 4 May 2006, 12:09 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

“The government’s plans to further regulate telecommunications would violate private property rights and devalue the assets of tens of thousands of shareholders”, Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable said today. More >>

Tertiary Education: Who Knows Best?

Friday, 28 April 2006, 12:53 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

In early April, tertiary education minister Dr Michael Cullen announced the government’s latest plans for ‘fixing’ tertiary education in New Zealand. More >>

Tax Freedom Day is Approaching

Monday, 24 April 2006, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

Tax Freedom Day in New Zealand is important because it represents the day in the year when the average New Zealander stops working for the government and starts working for themselves, the executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, Roger ... More >>

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