It outlines changes to KiwiSaver and benefits. Tax breaks for businesses are included. The budget aims to balance cuts with ...

New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis will keep a tight rein on spending in this week’s budget as uncertainty about ...

The New Zealand government warned Thursday further near-term budget deterioration with the country’s nascent economic ...

New Zealand unveiled its 2025 budget on Thursday, setting the lowest new spending in a decade at NZ$1.3 billion, as the ...

While the economy has shown promising signs of stabilization—highlighted by declining inflation and interest rates—the ...

We need to strike a better balance between protecting our tax base and encouraging the investment that supports job creation, ...

Budget 2025 grants the Reserve Bank’s wish for monthly CPI data and other more accurate economic statistic reporting ...

It is a key determinant of tax revenue. Real GDP measures the volume of output of the New Zealand economy. Ultimately, the 2027 nominal GDP forecast at the half-year update was weaker than expected.

Modest measures to promote business growth” in this week’s Budget are nonetheless enough to make the Treasury raise its ...