Budget Week Archive

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    Our alternative Green Budget - by frog



    We have choices this Budget day. We can choose to use the deficit crisis as a reason to cut and sell and leave the economy no different from the place we were in when things went wrong. Or we can use the crisis to begin the transition to a more sustainable, prosperous, and fair economy. [...] read more
    May 17, 2011 10:53 am - 31 Comments
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    Podcast: Mind the Gap! - by frog



    On Monday, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei launched Mind the Gap, the Green Party’s eight-point Budget strategy to combat growing inequality in New Zealand. In this podcast, Metiria talks us through Mind the Gap – what’s behind it, what’s in it, and why it’s needed. read more
    May 20, 2010 9:25 am - 3 Comments
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    Is ANZ playing politics? - by frog



    The Press carries a story about a not yet released report from ANZ National Bank that is highly critical of government spending in the public service.  The Bank’s Chief Economist Cameron Bagrie says ANZ had done the research as a follow-on from work on productivity and regulation last year: “because a lot of government spending [...] read more
    May 22, 2008 11:58 am - 21 Comments