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![John Armstrong: He who pays the piper finally calls the tune ...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
John Armstrong: He who pays the piper finally calls the tune ...
PM’s regular ‘disappointment’ with racheting salaries hits crunch time, John Armstrong writes.
![Editorial: Critics of politicians' pay increases should be careful what they wish for](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: Critics of politicians' pay increases should be careful what they wish for
It is too easy for the leader of a ruling party to agree and dispense with independent, careful and sensible criteria for setting their remuneration.
![Editorial: Plug the gap between EQC, private cover](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: Plug the gap between EQC, private cover
The four years since the Christchurch earthquake is more than enough time for a discussion about New Zealand's system of disaster insurance.
![Operating deficit smaller than expected](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Operating deficit smaller than expected
The Government's operating deficit was smaller than expected in the first five months of the financial year as a clampdown on expenditure managed to offset a shortfall in the tax-take from last....
![Farm and Treasury jitters at dairy price](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Farm and Treasury jitters at dairy price
Dairy farmers and the Treasury will be looking to 2015 and beyond with some trepidation after a 52 per cent decline in wholemilk powder prices over the past 12 months.
![John Armstrong: Tax-cut signal looks like rod for National's back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
John Armstrong: Tax-cut signal looks like rod for National's back
Can Bill English continue to keep all of National's fiscal balls in the air? And for how long before he drops one?
![Treasury forecasts 9pc growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Treasury forecasts 9pc growth
The Treasury delivered a cheerful set of economic forecasts in its half-year update yesterday, revising up its forecasts for the next two years.
![Govt spending cuts key to surplus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Govt spending cuts key to surplus
The Government's widely touted return to surplus is likely to take a further 12 months and is largely reliant on cuts to spending.
![Treasury seeks ideas on welfare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Treasury seeks ideas on welfare
The Treasury is looking to "crowd source" policy ideas about how to improve the effectiveness of welfare spending.
![Talk to SFO, says ex-Treasury man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Talk to SFO, says ex-Treasury man
The "missing witness" in the South Canterbury Finance trial said questions about why he wasn't approached to give evidence can only be answered by the SFO.
![Tax take $1.1b below forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tax take $1.1b below forecast
Two-thirds or so of the way through the Government's financial year the tax take is $1.1 billion below forecast.
![Treasury wanted more 'Mum and Dad' SOE investors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Treasury wanted more 'Mum and Dad' SOE investors
The Treasury would have liked more "Mum and Dad" small investors to have bought shares in electricity generators Mighty River Power and Meridian Energy.
![Treasury focus on value for money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Treasury focus on value for money
As the Crown's balance sheet approaches a quarter of a trillion dollars, managing those assets and the risks is becoming more important, says the Treasury.
![Govt predicts a 'paper-thin' surplus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Govt predicts a 'paper-thin' surplus
The Government books are on track to deliver the promised surplus in 2014 - 15 but at $86 million, still a very small one, despite improvements in the economy.
![Fix Govt accounts? Here's your chance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fix Govt accounts? Here's your chance
An new interactive tool developed by a Victoria University professor in conjunction with Treasury lets people address the Government's long-term financial pressures.
![John Armstrong: Treasury boss sparks culture change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
John Armstrong: Treasury boss sparks culture change
Political correspondent John Armstrong spoke to Treasury's head about how he is changing the department's culture ahead of the release of its long-term fiscal projections.
![MRP float bolsters govt cash balance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
MRP float bolsters govt cash balance
The New Zealand government posted a smaller operating deficit than forecast in the 11 months ended May 31.
![PR spin costs Solid Energy $48k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
PR spin costs Solid Energy $48k
Well-connected lobbyists Saunders Unsworth worked with Solid Energy, Treasury and Cabinet Ministers to thwart questions about the company's problems.
![Treasury not fast enough on Solid Energy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Treasury not fast enough on Solid Energy
An independent review of events leading to Solid Energy's near-collapse has raised questions over Treasury's response to early warning signs of trouble.