NZ government considering ‘family package’ rather than tax cuts alone in 2017 budget

NZ government considering ‘family package’ rather than tax cuts alone in 2017 budget
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 21 (BusinessDesk) - The government is considering an election year budget that includes a mixture of tax and other measures aimed at lower income families, Prime Minister John Key said. Speaking to reporters at the APEC leaders’ summit in Peru, Key fielded questions about the fiscal impact of last week’s earthquakes and whether long-signalled tax cuts were still possible. Key said the Treasury was already reworking the numbers for the December half-year economic and fiscal update (HYEFU), which may be slightly...