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Lack of scrutiny for $4.8m grant
A trail of documents show a lack of communication, an absence of Cabinet papers and the lone hand of Finance Minister Bill English in approving $4.8 million in public money for an agency that was ultimately left out in the cold.
Govt reviews case for city rail tunnel
Transport Minister says many questions remain over $2 billion-plus project.
<i>Inside Money:</i> Group thinks how to save a blinged-out NZ
The day started badly when I saw that pseudo-farmer decked out in fashion swandri on the TV ad this morning explaining why he traded in gold bullion.
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We could fill this Government debt hole with a Telethon...
Borrowing soars as deficit tops $15b
The amount the Government has to borrow each week has jumped from $250 million a week to $300 million a week.
Borrowing soars as deficit tops $15 billion
English confident of return to surplus, but spending limits will have to stay.
Targeted tax breaks shouldn't be allowed to fly under radar
The use of tax breaks 'must be more transparent'.
SOE values wide of the mark, says Treasury unit
Some top SOEs have been overvalued by their boards - with one worth just half its estimate, two new Treasury report say.
<i>Inside Money: </i> Got the finance company blues
All the moaning about the Securities Commission being a bunch of useless layabouts has finally paid off with the release of this truly depressing communiqué.
Treasury ready to advise on privatisation options
Treasury is sitting on advice to the government about options for selling state assets, and is just waiting to be asked to produce it.