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Economic Bulletin | Economy | Economy | Election Campaign | Environment
June 2008
Comment
Times are hard. It is likely that when the June quarter economic growth figures come out on 26th September, it will confirm that the economy has been in a technical recession through the first half of 2008. We are halfway there with the news that the economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the March quarter. The Bank of New Zealand has warned that the length of the adjustment process threatens to be longer than the 1998 downturn.
Economic Bulletin | Economy | Economy | Election Campaign | Public Services
May 2008
Comment
Budget 2008 showed that relatively modest tax cuts nevertheless use up a large amount of money. The annual average cost of the tax cuts is $2.7 billion. John Key had been quoted prior to the Budget as saying that National would have bigger tax cuts. Last October I commented in this Bulletin that for the National Party it seemed that no matter what the question is - the answer is always tax cuts. That stance seemed to wilt somewhat within hours of last week's budget. But - a bidding war on tax cuts is still possible - and carries some real risks.
Election Campaign | Minimum Wage | Minimum Wage | Submissions | Young Workers
The CTU submits annually to the Department of Labour on the review of the minimum wage.Download the CTU's submission from October 2007, as a word document or PDF below. The introduction and executive summary are also below on this page.
Election Campaign | Legal | Legal | Submissions
Submission to the Justice and Electoral Select Committe, September 2007
Download a full copy of the submission here as a PDF document (96k) or here as a word document (224 kb).
Election Campaign | General | Politics
This Fact Sheet was prepared for the July 2002 General Election campaign.
Progress made under the current government
The Labour/Alliance Government abolished bulk funding which had been introduced by National, and had undermined the state's commitment to identifying and meeting the real costs of compulsory education.
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This Fact Sheet was prepared for the July 2002 General Election campaign.
National abandoned quality industry training
In the 1990s the National Party failed to adequately fund or encourage industry traning. The current government has increased funding for industry training from $70 million to $89 million a year.
Election Campaign | General | Politics
This Fact Sheet was prepared for the July 2002 General Election campaign.
The Government record
Since November 1999 when the current Government came to power, the economy has been steadily improving. This has been a combination of "good luck, and good management by the Government".Since November 1999:
Election Campaign | General | Politics
This Fact Sheet was prepared for the July 2002 General Election campaign.
The Government has delivered.... but there is more to be done
Key Promises have been honoured
The Labour Alliance Government has delivered on its promises in key areas such as employment relations, paid parental leave, tax, superannuation, housing, apprenticeships, economic development, accident compensation, health and safety and many other areas.