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September sales boost latest retail figures
The value of seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 0.8 per cent - $133m - in the September quarter, Statistics NZ says.
![Food prices up 2.2pc - fruit and veg climb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Food prices up 2.2pc - fruit and veg climb
The impact of a higher GST rate has been felt in the supermarket, said Statistics NZ, with food prices rising 2.2 per cent in October.
![Dunne 'mortified' by Coleman speech mix-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dunne 'mortified' by Coleman speech mix-up
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has accepted blame for an embarrassing mix-up which led to Jonathan Coleman delivering a two-year-old speech in Parliament last night.
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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.
![<i>Editorial:</i> Archaic tax long past its sell-by date](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Editorial:</i> Archaic tax long past its sell-by date
When introduced in 1885, gift duty was meant to serve two purposes: to prevent people sidestepping the estate duty rules and to increase revenue.
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Travellers leaving UK hit hard in the pocket
Kiwis flying out of the United Kingdom face hefty fare increases after an increase in British departure taxes that could cost up to $355.
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Tourism NZ slams $356 UK flight tax
Tourism NZ has slammed a 55 per cent increase in the flight tax tourists from the United Kingdom will have to pay to fly to our shores.
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Govt seeks to lessen impact of rise in UK-NZ flight tax
A backlash against big spikes in departure tax for people travelling on long-haul flights from Britain has gone global.