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Budget 2015

NationalJune 9

English springs surprise

Finance Minister Bill English pulled off a masterstroke in Budget 2015.
English springs surprise
English springs surprise
NationalJune 9

Mixed reaction to Budget

Today's Budget was described as "tight-fisted", lagging in help for workers and it even inspired Winston Peters to quote a Split Enz hit from the late 1970s.
Mixed reaction to Budget
Mixed reaction to Budget
NationalJune 9

Affordable housing planned on Crown land

Housing Minister Nick Smith says thousands of new homes will be built as part of a planned affordable housing development on vacant Crown land.
NationalJune 9

PM makes move on housing profits

The capital gains of people selling residential property within two years of buying it will now be taxed, Prime Minister John Key announced this morning as part of the Budget package.
PM makes move on housing profits
PM makes move on housing profits
NationalMay 22

Protest actions disappointing: poilce

The actions of protesters who tried to force their way into the SkyCity events centre today were disappointing, police say.
NationalMay 21

$52m fund to help in Auckland

The Government says it is accelerating its efforts to address the housing crisis in Auckland by establishing a $52million fund to help with housing development.
BusinessMay 21

Business left wanting, barely crumbs for South

Business interests received only a cursory nod in the Government's Budget yesterday and there was little for regions outside Auckland, except a contestable share of a $25 million fund to create mixed public-private regional research institutes.
NationalMay 21

English keeps tight hold on reins

In his seventh Budget Finance Minister Bill English keeps a tight fist around the reins of government spending.
English keeps tight hold on reins
English keeps tight hold on reins
NationalMay 21

Surpluses still in forecasts only

The Crown books are in good shape and on track to a surplus next year as the Government maintains its careful and responsible management of public spending, Finance Minister Bill English says.
BusinessMay 21

Retailers likely to be disappointed

Retailers will be disappointed the Government isn't taxing purchases on overseas websites, says Retail NZ's general manager public affairs Greg Harford.
NationalMay 21

Land on offer but builders scarce

Builders are already fretting about responding to Government plans for up to 10,000 affordable new residences on 500ha of the Auckland Crown landbank.
NationalMay 21

Government ditches $1000 kick-start incentive for KiwiSaver

The $1000 kick-start incentive to join KiwiSaver has ended immediately as part of Budget 2015 announcements by Finance Minister Bill English.
Government ditches $1000 kick-start incentive for KiwiSaver
Government ditches $1000 kick-start incentive for KiwiSaver
NationalMay 21

Comment: A give-and-take Budget

Bill English's seventh Budget is a give-and-take Budget.
NationalMay 21

Ten things you need to know about the Budget

The 10 key things you need to know out of today's Budget announcement.
NationalMay 21

More cash for Christchurch's post-quake recovery

The Government has boosted funding for Christchurch's post-quake recovery by another $27 million in today's Budget.
More cash for Christchurch's post-quake recovery
More cash for Christchurch's post-quake recovery
NationalMay 21

District health boards get $320m

The country's district health boards will get $320 million over four years to meet cost pressures, in new spending announced in Budget 2015. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said New Zealand's health budget would reach a record $15.9 billion in the coming year.
District health boards get $320m
District health boards get $320m
NationalMay 21

Surprise new levy hit for travellers

The cost of international travel will likely go up after today's Budget contained a surprise border clearance levy.
NationalMay 21

Kiwi threat prompts conservation boost

A warning about the potential extinction of New Zealand's national bird has prompted Government to boost funding to conservation efforts.
NationalMay 21

Package 'aimed at helping parents into work'

The Budget has delivered a sweet and sour takeaway for parents on the benefit - they will have to look for work when their youngest child turns three but their benefit will go up by $25 a week.
Package 'aimed at helping parents into work'
Package 'aimed at helping parents into work'
NationalMay 21

Govt to write off child support penalty payments

The Government will write off $1.7 billion in penalty payments for parents who failed to meet their child support obligations, saying the system was "overly punitive".
NationalMay 21

$687m Budget boost for education

Special education and early childhood education have received a boost in funding as an extra $687 million is invested in education.
NationalMay 21

New Kiwisavers lose $1000 kickstart

New Zealanders who sign up to Kiwisaver from today will no longer get a $1000 "kick-start" payment.
BusinessMay 21

Commentators want boost for regions

Expectations are high the Government should be making a more concerted effort recognising the regions beyond Auckland, when the Budget is delivered tomorrow.
Commentators want boost for regions
Commentators want boost for regions
NationalMay 21

Andrew Little's 'Night before Budget' poetry

Andrew Little is a keen reader but the urge to scribble down his own verse has never struck.
Andrew Little's 'Night before Budget' poetry
Andrew Little's 'Night before Budget' poetry
DunedinMay 21

Budget 2015: Opposition ready to attack

Opposition forces are gathering to tear the Government's seventh Budget apart this afternoon, in sharp contrast to previous years when Finance Minister Bill English received a near dream run.
Budget 2015: Opposition ready to attack
Budget 2015: Opposition ready to attack