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Economy
Tax changes, rent package coming to help small business: Robertson
Tax system changes will be among measures outlined to assist small and medium-sized businesses in a speech to Business New Zealand tomorrow from Finance Minister Grant Robertson.Speaking at today's post-Cabinet press conference, Robertson said further assistance for SMEs was in t...
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Economy
Pattrick Smellie: PATTRICK SMELLIE: Time to let NZME and Stuff merge?
NZME's latest market update made ugly reading.Hot on the heels of February's annual result - where NZME booked a $175 million writedown on the value of its masthead titles - was news that the firm's headcount is in the process of being cut by 200 - roughly the size of the total s...
Economy
Govt focus turns to 'safe economic activity' as level 3 looms
The government is focusing with business and trade unions on how to define "safe economic activity" as it prepares new guidelines for which sectors will be able to open up when the country moves from the current full national lockdown to alert levels 3 and 2.Finance Minister Gran...
Economy
Four years to low unemployment possible post-covid: Treasury
A four-year path back to low unemployment and pre-coronavirus levels of economic growth are possible under scenarios published by the Treasury this morning.However, to get there, the government would need to spend between $20 billion and $40 billion more than the $20 billion it h...
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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