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![Kiwi financial confidence dips, big banks win investors hearts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi financial confidence dips, big banks win investors hearts
Financial confidence levels have dropped back to 2009 levels, says a new survey.
![McDonald's chief backs GST-free fruit, vege push](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
McDonald's chief backs GST-free fruit, vege push
Taking GST off fresh fruit and veges would give fast-food chains greater incentive to offer healthy eating options, McDonald's NZ boss says.
![NZ has fourth lowest GST rate in OECD: survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ has fourth lowest GST rate in OECD: survey
New Zealand has one of the lowest GST rates in the OECD, despite households now being charged at a higher rate than before.
![Tame inflation may show high dollar is doing Bollard's work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tame inflation may show high dollar is doing Bollard's work
New Zealand probably recorded the tamest inflation in a decade in the third quarter, helped by a tepid economy and a rapidly appreciating currency.
![Govt deficit shrinks despite lower tax take](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt deficit shrinks despite lower tax take
The Govt's financial statements show the deficit shrank as bigger returns from the ACC and the Cullen Fund kicked in.
![Increased GST rate applied to September bills](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Increased GST rate applied to September bills
Hundreds of thousands of households have been charged the higher rate of GST for goods supplied before the GST rise took place.
![GST price hike warning for Fairfax](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
GST price hike warning for Fairfax
Fairfax Media has been issued a formal warning by the Commerce Commission after it claimed the GST rate hike was behind its Dominion Post cover price increase.
![<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Five ways to control the NZ$ and capital flows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Five ways to control the NZ$ and capital flows
The version of the free market we had wasn't really free or perfect.