It outlines changes to KiwiSaver and benefits. Tax breaks for businesses are included. The budget aims to balance cuts with ...

The move was widely anticipated by markets and aligns with recent forecasts from economists, who have pointed to growing ...

We need to strike a better balance between protecting our tax base and encouraging the investment that supports job creation, higher wages, and public services,” Willis added.

Despite this uncertainty, governments have to assume paths for revenue and expenditure to make meaningful plans.

Keith Woodford traces the structural decline in per capita economic growth, with the average Kiwi having made minimal ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Friday said that in an emerging multipolar world, India is evolving into a "geopolitical giant" and an "indispensable security actor" in both regional ...

New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis will keep a tight rein on spending in this week’s budget as uncertainty about ...

It is a key determinant of tax revenue. Real GDP measures the volume of output of the New Zealand economy. Ultimately, the 2027 nominal GDP forecast at the half-year update was weaker than expected.

Budget 2025 grants the Reserve Bank’s wish for monthly CPI data and other more accurate economic statistic reporting ...

The Future Use of Land and How to Fund It, a collaboration between ASB and Lincoln University’s Centre of Excellence in Transformative Agribusiness, outlines how land use optimisation across the food ...

While the economy has shown promising signs of stabilization—highlighted by declining inflation and interest rates—the ...

New Zealand’s economy is slowly recovering from a deep ... The labour force participation rate, which measures how many of the working age population are actively seeking employment, dropped ...