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NationalAugust 11

Ministers warned from beginning over $350 cost-of-living payment

The Government has lifted the lid on the 2022 Budget, publishing a trove of behind-the-scenes document detailing how it was put together.
Ministers warned from beginning over $350 cost-of-living payment
Ministers warned from beginning over $350 cost-of-living payment
BusinessMay 25

OCR rise 'wipes out' $350 cost-of-living bonus

The Government's $350 cost-of-living bonus announced last week in Budget 22 has been taken away with the Reserve Bank's cash rate rise, according to Kiwibank's chief economist.
OCR rise 'wipes out' $350 cost-of-living bonus
OCR rise 'wipes out' $350 cost-of-living bonus
DunedinMay 20

Overlooked aged care sector dismayed

No new funding for aged residential care in Thursday’s Budget will lead to the progressive collapse of the system which cares for the country’s elderly, a sector leader says.
Overlooked aged care sector dismayed
Overlooked aged care sector dismayed
BusinessMay 19

Treasury advised against Budget's $350 payout

Treasury advised against the Government's $350 cost of living payment in yesterday's Budget, saying it was a "poor mechanism for supporting households with a longer-term problem".
Treasury advised against Budget's $350 payout
Treasury advised against Budget's $350 payout
BusinessMay 19

Further help in Budget for first-home buyers

It is good news for potential first-home buyers.
Further help in Budget for first-home buyers
Further help in Budget for first-home buyers
BusinessMay 19

Pressure now on Reserve Bank to raise interest rates

For the first time in decades, this year’s Budget was delivered in the menacing shadow of inflation.
Pressure now on Reserve Bank to raise interest rates
Pressure now on Reserve Bank to raise interest rates
BusinessMay 19

$350 payment for 2.1 million Kiwis

The Government has given struggling New Zealanders short-term relief from the increasing cost of living.
$350 payment for 2.1 million Kiwis
$350 payment for 2.1 million Kiwis
BusinessMay 19

Tracking economic trends to chart secure course

In Budget 2022 Finance Minister Grant Robertson is placing a great deal of faith in the projections contained within three graphs.
Tracking economic trends to chart secure course
Tracking economic trends to chart secure course
NationalMay 19

Key health and social sector targets missed in Budget

Balancing the books of government when it comes to a pandemic Budget was never going to be an easy task.
Key health and social sector targets missed in Budget
Key health and social sector targets missed in Budget
EditorialMay 19

Robertson’s middle course

Finance Minister Grant Robertson favoured the word balance in the lead up to yesterday’s Budget.
Robertson’s middle course
Robertson’s middle course
NationalMay 19

Robertson steers pragmatic course in Budget

Budget 2022 is not the Budget many people needed, but it is perhaps the Budget the country needed to have.
Robertson steers pragmatic course in Budget
Robertson steers pragmatic course in Budget
DunedinMay 19

Bus discount welcomed, but service disruption rife

Dunedin bus users are pleased about an extension of half-price fares announced in yesterday’s Budget, but services in the city are being hit hard by driver sickness.
Bus discount welcomed, but service disruption rife
Bus discount welcomed, but service disruption rife
BusinessMay 19

Potential for novel vaccines, treatments and diagnostics

A University of Otago immunologist and clinical microbiologist has welcomed the Government’s financial booster for RNA research and development, announced in Budget 2022.
Potential for novel vaccines, treatments and diagnostics
Potential for novel vaccines, treatments and diagnostics
NationalMay 19

Budget 2022: Māori initiatives get over $1 billion

Māori initiatives are again getting more than $1 billion from this year's Budget, including $299 million towards health reforms.
Budget 2022: Māori initiatives get over $1 billion
Budget 2022: Māori initiatives get over $1 billion
NationalMay 19

'Backwards', 'brain drain' - Opposition MPs lay into Budget

Opposition MPs are not holding back in their disdain for Budget 2022, with National labelling it "backwards" and Act the "brain-drain Budget".
'Backwards', 'brain drain' - Opposition MPs lay into Budget
'Backwards', 'brain drain' - Opposition MPs lay into Budget
NationalMay 19

After families plead for help, Pharmac gets major funding injection

After extensive pressure on drug-buying agency Pharmac, and a major review of its operations, Budget 2022 has provided a big cash injection.
After families plead for help, Pharmac gets major funding injection
After families plead for help, Pharmac gets major funding injection
NationalMay 19

Nearly $3b to education, decile changes and pay parity

Nearly $3 billion of Budget cash is going towards the education sector as it moves away from the decile system and addresses pay parity issues.
Nearly $3b to education, decile changes and pay parity
Nearly $3b to education, decile changes and pay parity
BusinessMay 19

Budget 2022: Snapshot for business

The Government will introduce legislation to Parliament on Budget night, aimed at stopping supermarkets from blocking competitors from accessing land to open new stores.
Budget 2022: Snapshot for business
Budget 2022: Snapshot for business
BusinessMay 19

First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up in budget

For aspiring first-home buyers, price and income caps will now be reviewed every six months. Housing Minister Megan Woods said Budget 2022 would help more people get first home grants and loans.
First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up in budget
First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up in budget
NationalMay 19

Budget 2022: What you need to know

There's a lot of spending flying around in Budget 2022 - here's the main expenses in an easy-to-read list.
NationalMay 19

Budget 2022: Health gets $13.2b boost to address inequities, sector reforms

The health sector is being given $13.2 billion over the next four years including more than $1.8b in new spending in the coming year to address historical cost pressures, boost the workforce and guide in the health reforms.
Budget 2022: Health gets $13.2b boost to address inequities, sector reforms
Budget 2022: Health gets $13.2b boost to address inequities, sector reforms
NationalMay 19

Budget targets health, cost of living

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has tacked to the centre, bolting an emergency $1 billion cost of living package to his $5.9b health-focused Budget.
Budget targets health, cost of living
Budget targets health, cost of living
NationalMay 18

Bubble tie for Budget

Jacinda Ardern has gifted her finance minister a tie on the morning of a health-focussed Budget as she watches from Covid-19 isolation.
Bubble tie for Budget
Bubble tie for Budget
NationalMay 18

What to expect from NZ's biggest Budget

Health is expected to be the big winner when Finance Minister Grant Robertson unveils his Budget this afternoon.
What to expect from NZ's biggest Budget
What to expect from NZ's biggest Budget
NationalMay 18

PM defends Govt record in fiery pre-Budget exchange with Luxon

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has defended the Government's record over the past five years in a fiery pre-Budget exchange with National Party leader Christopher Luxon.
PM defends Govt record in fiery pre-Budget exchange with Luxon
PM defends Govt record in fiery pre-Budget exchange with Luxon