Finance Minister Bill English today criticised Radio New Zealand and the Department of Conservation over how they had reacted to spending constraints saying they had put forward unacceptable ways of cutting costs in order to get support.
In the ODT's series on tax, GST and the economy, Bill English underlines the Government's rationale for proposed changes to the tax system.
Finance Minister Bill English is defending his change in heart on GST hikes, saying times have changed.
Minister of Energy Gerry Brownlee is rejecting claims by Meridian Energy Ltd about the implications of forcing it to sell two Waitaki power stations to competitor Genesis Energy Ltd.
The New Zealand economy continued to claw its way towards brighter times, having grown for the second consecutive quarter in September.
Finance Minister Bill English faces some testing challenges when he presents today the Government's Budget policy statement and half-year fiscal update.
The economy has "bottomed out" at a better level than expected, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bill English told a Queenstown Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting last week.
Prime Minister John Key ushered through a special rule change so his deputy, Bill English, could keep his taxpayer-funded self-drive car at his Wellington home rather than his official "primary place of residence" in Southland.
The Treasury's latest monthly economic indicators provided a mixed view of the economy and reinforced risks around the shape of the recovery, Finance Minister Bill English said yesterday.
The Government's accounts plunged further into the red in the four months ending October but there is a hint of good news, contained in Treasury figures released yesterday.
Labour Party finance spokesman David Cunliffe yesterday used the release of the Government's accounts to renew his attack on Finance Minister Bill English's handling of the economy.
Finance Minister Bill English has been quick to blame the previous Labour government for the fact he needs to borrow an average of $250 million a week. Labour, for its part, blames National's tax cuts for the need to borrow so much.
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English will hear why the film industry is vital to the electorate he represents, from the film-making community itself, in Queenstown tomorrow.
Many government departments are being warned that they will have to cover all cost increases from within existing budgets, Finance Minister Bill English said.
An ad Labour says is propaganda for the National Government will finish running its course before being replaced with another, TVNZ says.
Finance Minister Bill English will not be formally investigated over the housing allowance he received and has since paid back.
