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Rugby World Cup guests soak up $12m
Taxpayers will put up an extra $12m for the Govt to hold state functions and accommodate official guests for the Rugby World Cup 2011.
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Tax cuts: How much extra you will get?
High, middle and low income earners will all get more in their pay-packets from October 1. But how much will you get?
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<i>John Armstrong</i>: Welcome to the 2011 election campaign
Yesterday's Budget was the first salvo of the 2011 election. It was all about shutting Labour out of next year's contest.
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Budget 2010: IRD beefed up
The taxman is to get sharper teeth with a $119.3 million increase in funding over the next four years.
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Budget 2010: Experts praise tax cuts for all
The Govt's wide-ranging income tax cuts have drawn widespread praise despite GST jumping to 15 per cent.
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<i>Audrey Young:</i> Up to $400m hidden costs for parents
Bill English has delivered a Budget in which he can have a bob each way, writes Audrey Young.
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Budget 2010: Index of coverage
Links to all nzherald.co.nz's coverage of today's Budget announcements. News, comment and analysis.
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Budget 2010: Latest updates
Click here for full coverage and analysis, and reaction to the 2010 Budget
![Budget 2010: $1bn of education funding reprioritised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Budget 2010: $1bn of education funding reprioritised
The education sector has had to come up with more than half of the $1.9 billion to fund new education initiatives over the next four years.
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<i>David Cunliffe:</i> Budget 2010 a tax swindle
The 2010 Budget is a lost opportunity and a massive broken promise, says the Labour Party's finance spokesman David Cunliffe.
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Budget 2010: Early childhood educators 'devastated'
The Govt's decision to remove recognition for fully qualified centres 'dumbs down' the sector, early childhood educators say.