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Benefits stable as 100,000 come off wage subsidy
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Benefits stable as 100,000 come off wage subsidy

Benefit numbers are holding steady as employers lose wage subsidy support. 

Paul McBeth 25 Sep 2020
Profitable firms have ‘moral obligation’ to repay wage subsidy – KPMG
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Profitable firms have ‘moral obligation’ to repay wage subsidy – KPMG

KPMG's advice to clients: If you didn't need the wage subsidy, you should pay it back.

Paul McBeth 25 Sep 2020
ELECTION 2020: Scared or excited about a Labour-Green govt?
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ELECTION 2020: Scared or excited about a Labour-Green govt?

Finance professionals have grown comfortable with Grant Robertson over the past three years. Will a new governing arrangement change that?

Paul McBeth 24 Sep 2020
Govt's pumped hydro scheme 'disturbing, dreamland' project - Mercury
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Govt's pumped hydro scheme 'disturbing, dreamland' project - Mercury

The government’s pursuit of a $4 billion-plus pumped hydro scheme in Central Otago is a “disturbing blast from the past,” Mercury director warns.

Gavin Evans 24 Sep 2020