This week the Government continued with its pre-Budget announcements (the Budget is being released next Thursday). There were two new areas of funding of high
Next Thursday the Government will announce its annual Budget. As is its custom, this week various Ministers have made pre-budget announcements, of new or extended
On Tuesday parliament recommenced for the year. The first item of business was the Prime Minister’s Statement (24-pages), which was followed by replies from other
The Statement of Intent from the Ministry of Health contains a modest level of Māori specific policy and service planning. Aligning with the Government Better
The Budget is based on a Government deficit of $13.5 billion for the year ahead, 2012/13. This is down from the record deficit of $18.4
Pre-budget investment announcements continued this week, with the Associate Minister of Health, Tariana Turia, announcing on Wednesday the Budget will contain increased funding (a further
Last week we advised that the Prime Minister had established ten targets for the public sector to achieve over the next three to five years.
