Politics
Policy
Gavin Evans: GAVIN EVANS: Covid-19 and the cost of govt by slogan
The government opted for the “enormous negative effects” on the economy from a level 4 lockdown just three days after being told the country could stay under level 2 controls for up to a month. Events were moving fast in late March, but Cabinet advice dumped by the government...
Economy
RBNZ eyed for hints of negative rates, massive money printing
Two questions are on people’s minds for next week's policy review: will the Reserve Bank signal the official cash rate could go negative and how much money is it planning to print?
Economy
BUDGET 2020: Next week's budget far from business as usual - Robertson
Covid-19 is a “1-in-100 year shock” and next week’s budget "is far from business as usual," Finance Minister Grant Robertson said. “The Budget this year is just one staging post in our fight against, and recovery from, covid-19,” he told the Wellington Chamber of Commerce in a...
Economy
Budget 2020: Chance to 'build back better' as virus 'resets the clock'
Next Thursday's Budget will be the first outing for the government's vision not only to recover from the massive shock of the response to covid-19, but to "build back better."
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