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BUDGET 2015 - SCOOP COMMENTARY / REPORTS
Alastair Thompson: NZ Budget 2015 - A Budget With Poverty At Its Heart
Poverty of imagination. Poverty of opportunity. Poverty of ambition. Nothing has changed, really, since 2014. The fiscal
stratagem remains fixed. Surpluses at all costs. Then spending restraints remain and any "fiscal headroom" is to be
applied to repaying debt until it is paid down to 20% of GDP.
But in a world awash with Government deficits The NZ Govt's NZ's net debt position (reserves less debt) fell in
2014-2015. Anywhere else in the world that would mean we were already in surplus but not here. More>>
Multimedia Coverage: Jeremy Wilkinson - Photos from Budget 2015Jeremy Wilkinson - Bill English 2015 Budget Announcement - Video
BusinessDesk Coverage
Business Desk - MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; DNZ gains; Spark drops
Business Desk - NZ dollar holds near bottom of range as rate cut eyed
BusinessDesk - NZ credit ratings unaffected by government's 2015 budget
BusinessDesk - New $16 per head arrival fee to hit travellers
BusinessDesk Govt warns KiwiRail annual support won't last
BusinessDesk - Carrot and stick budget measures for low income families
BusinessDesk - NZDMO adds $1 bln to bond programme in 2015/16 year
BusinessDesk - Low inflation, ACC changes slash $3.2B from Crown balance
BusinessDesk - NZ economic growth seen slowing amid low commodity prices
Parliament Today Coverage
ParliamentToday.co.nz - Budget Welfare Bill Sent To Select Committee
ParliamentToday.co.nz - Urgency Motion
ParliamentToday.co.nz - Urgency
ParliamentToday.co.nz - Report Presented, Budget Speech Begins
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BUDGET 2015 - THE REACTION - FULL COVERAGE
BUDGET DEBATE SPEECHES - AS PREPARED
Parliamentary Reaction:
Government/National
New Zealand Government - Children in Hardship Bill passes first reading
Labour
Labour Party - Panic and back-flips can't hide twin deficits
Labour Party National hits the panic button for its 7th Budget
Greens
Green Party - Reduced spend on refugees undermines resettlement
Green Party - National’s police cuts risk community safety
Green Party - Nasty cuts to Kiwisaver show young NZers are fair game
Green Party - Today's Budget still no solution to child poverty
NZ First
NZ First Party - Split Enz ‘I See Red, I See Red, I See Red’
The Maori Party
The Maori Party - Māori Party secures more support for Māori housing
The Maori Party - Māori Party secures essential funding for Whānau Ora
The Maori Party - Māori Party delivers for vulnerable whānau
ACT
United Future
United Future NZ Party - Dunne Speaks on the 2015 Budget
Non Parliamentary Political Reaction:
NZ Taxpayers' Union - Taxpayers' Union welcome changes
New Zealand Bankers' Association - Budget 2015 continues responsible economic direction
NZ Taxpayers' Union - National deliver Labour-Green Budget
NZ Taxpayers' Union - Budget 2015 introduces new 'travel tax' on Kiwi families
Health Sector Reaction:
Health Promotion Agency - Palliative care funds and services must filter to rural area
New Zealand Medical Students' Assn - Budget Prevents Doctors from Graduating
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists - Government fails - again - to invest in health workforce
College of Public Health Medicine - College of Public Health Medicine applauds Budget 2015
Health Funds Association of NZ - Health budget still doesn't address funding model: HFANZ
Education Sector Reaction:
Universities, Polytechnics And Wānanga - Budget tougher for students
Early Childhood Council - Budget will cost average early childhood centres $15,000
Lincoln University- Budget funding boost welcomed
New Zealand Kindergartens - Budget is a missed opportunity to improve quality in ECE
Union Reaction:
First Union - Budget 2015: Working people miss out - union
CTU - Workers are missing out
Global Markets/Futures
Banking and Finance
Welfare/Poverty Sector Reaction
New Zealand Plunket Society - Plunket welcomes steps to help families living in poverty
Bridget Williams Books - Jonathan Boston: child hardship package
Nga Taitamariki ki o Nga Puhi - Iwi Chairs Pleased with Budget Commitment to Whanau Ora
Office of the Children's Commissioner - Children’s Commissioner – “Budget a surprise but not a plan”
Salvation Army - Some relief for the most deprived
Salvation Army - Good Boost to Auckland Housing says Sallies
Auckland Action Against Poverty - Budget benefit lift a mean trick
PANIC - Annah Stretton: Crisis vs Change
Salvation Army - Good Boost to Auckland Housing says Sallies
Property Council Of NZ - Budget delivers on housing, but not earthquake strengthening
Accountants & Analysis
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Budget : A signal about GST on overseas online purchases
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Budget 2015: Business as usual for health
Deloitte New Zealand - Budget 2015 a missed opportunity for Māori
Business Reaction
Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce - Budget continues a stable platform for business growth
Financial Services Council - Axing Kiwisaver Kick Start Payment a Terrible Signal
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand - Budget 2015: Where's the broader long term plan?
Retail NZ - Retailers "Deeply Disappointed" by Budget
Business NZ - Budget 2015 takes an incremental approach
New Zealand Property Institute - Property Institute gives tick to Budget Housing initiative
Employers And Manufacturers Federation - Budget Responsible but Lacking Vision
Tourism Industry Association - Tourism industry opposes border clearance levy
Property Council Of New Zealand - Budget delivers on housing, but not earthquake strengthening
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand - Budget 2015: Where's the broader long term plan?
Deloitte - Budget 2015 refreshingly free of tax changes
Other Reaction
Cameron Brewer - Len Brown fails to convince Govt on transport
Science New Zealand - Science New Zealand on Budget 2015
Oily Rag- Oily Rag Budget 2015
Irrigation NZ - INZ supportive of budget 2015 allocation to water management
Generation Zero - Budget a disappointment for Auckland transport
Kiwis for Kiwi - Kiwis for kiwi welcomes $11.2m to help save Kiwi
BUDGET 2015 - THE PRESS KIT
(Note see also pre-budget announcements below)
The Budget Speech
I move that the Appropriation (2015/16 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. More>>
Executive Summaries
Bill English - Help for families at heart of responsible Budget
Bill English Newsletter - Message From Bill English
Fact Sheets
Economy
Infrastructure
Maori
Education
Welfare
Bill English - Help for families at heart of responsible Budget
Health
Housing
Law, Order, Defence & Security
Research, Growth And Innovation
Art, Culture And Sport
Trade and Foreign Affairs
Canterbury Rebuild
Other Stuff - RMA, Business Number, Kiwis and Animal Welfare
BUDGET 2015 PREVIEWS & REACTION
A people centred budget, which improves the plight of the poorest and most vulnerable Kiwis, is the expectation The
Salvation Army has for Thursday's budget.
We look to Government to launch the economic plan that comprehensively addresses housing supply and affordability, child
poverty, social and economic deprivation in regional New Zealand said Major Sue Hay Director of the Army's Parliamentary
Unit. More >>
MORE:.Andrew Little's Pre-Budget SpeechPM's Net to Catch Property Gains Not the KeyJohn's panic-Key response to housing crisisJohn Key finally admits there's a housing crisis Government finally beginning to see sense on capital gainsGreens Baby Kick Start a Stolen PolicyGreens will deliver a game-changer on kids' savingsFree Thoughts - ACT's budget priorities
Budget 2015: Two new tourism projects to receive fundingBudget 2015: Extra property tax measuresBudget 2015: Taxing property gains fairlyBudget 2015: $33m boost for ImmigrationBudget 2015: $500m of ACC levy cuts signalledBudget 2015: New Afforestation Grant SchemeFinancial Statements of the Government of New ZealandPost-Cab Press Conference on the Capital Gains TaxBusinessDesk - RBNZ house alert speech the catalyst for government action
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