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Key hints at property tax, GST rise not ruled out
John Key has indicated the Govt is open to reform which trades personal income tax cuts for some form of tax on investment property.
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Politics 2009: Key, Goff and the recession
A new PM defied the odds as the Govt struggled to deal with the worst recession in decades, and Labour played catch up politics.
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Gloom lifts but slump will take toll
The economy's prospects look a lot brighter in the Treasury's latest forecasts than they did when it was preparing the Budget in April.
![PM: Economy's revival means safer jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
PM: Economy's revival means safer jobs
Prime Minister John Key says there is "light at the end of the tunnel", after half-yearly accounts painted a better picture than the Budget.
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Treasury: Unemployment to peak at 7pc - Key
Treasury now believes unemployment will peak at 7 per cent, less than what it predicted when the recession first hit, John Key told Parliament today.
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Economy still in fragile shape - Treasury
Many risks still threaten the sustainability of economic growth, Treasury said today.
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ACC, Super Fund prop up Govt books as tax take dwindles
The investment portfolios of ACC and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund continued to prop up the government's books as corporate and personal tax revenues dwindled, says Treasury.