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<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.
Our $500m 'gift' to Hollywood
NZ taxpayers have spent more than half a billion dollars over the past decade subsidising Hollywood.
Key itching for quick action on financial hub
John Key has slammed bureaucratic pin-pricking over the proposed NZ financial services hub as "absolute rubbish" and stepped in to put the project on the fast-track.
More to be done on tax, education, says Treasury secretary
More can be done to improve the tax system to promote economic growth, says Treasury secretary John Whitehead.
Govt accounts show pre-GST retail bonanza never happened
The Govt's budget cash deficit is wider than forecast as an expected spending surge ahead of the increase in GST failed to eventuate and companies paid less tax.
'Hubbard didn't invest money as instructed' says receiver
Reciever says he's not surprised the SFO is looking at certain loans.
Govt claims credit for six-year inflation low
The Government is claiming credit for low price rises, saying people have more money in their pockets on the back on low inflation and increasing wages.
Ready, set ... and it's all slow on PPPs
Roads, schools, prisons - business wants a share of the action, but the Government is in no rush, reports Nick Smith.
Maier joins Ngai Tahu day after SCF collapse
South Canterbury Finance chief executive Sandy Maier became a director of Ngai Tahu Holdings the day after Allan Hubbard's finance company was placed in receivership.