Minister: Bill English

NZ comes through financial crisis in good shape

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:57:30 +1300

Bill English | Finance

New Zealand's banking and finance sector is coming through the global financial and economic crisis in relatively good shape, Finance Minister Bill English says. The Reserve Bank's latest Financial St...

APEC finance ministers discuss trade, recovery

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:53:04 +1300

Bill English | Finance

Finance Minister Bill English will this week discuss common economic and trade issues with counterparts from across Asia-Pacific at the APEC finance ministers meeting in Singapore. Mr English, who lea...

Appointments to Guardians of NZ Superannuation

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:04:54 +1300

Bill English | Finance

Catherine Savage and Stephen Moir have been appointed to the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation and existing board member David Newman has been appointed Deputy Chair, Finance Minist...

Super portability included in November tax bill

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:50 +1300

Bill English | Finance

Legislation allowing New Zealanders returning home from Australia to bring their retirement savings with them will be introduced to Parliament in about two weeks, Finance Minister Bill English says. P...

Accounts highlight lagged effect of recovery

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:29:09 +1300

Bill English | Finance

The Government's financial statements for the three months to September 30 confirm that it will take time for the economic recovery to flow through to the Crown's revenue, Finance Minister Bill Englis...

No. 4

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:49:46 +1300

Bill English | Finance

LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT PEAK EXPECTED Unemployment data this week is expected to show a lift in the number of jobless. However there are some glimmers of hope on the horizon. In the Budget in May, Treasu...

English announces visit of Chinese Vice Premier

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:47:44 +1300

Bill English | Deputy Prime Minister

China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang, will visit New Zealand from 1-3 November, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English announced today. The Vice Premier will be accompanied by a 50-strong delegatio...

Long-Term Fiscal Statement highlights choices

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:52:14 +1300

Bill English | Finance

Finance Minister Bill English has welcomed Treasury's Long-Term Fiscal Statement, which outlines some of the challenges and choices successive governments will face over the next 40 years. "Thi...

No grounds for inquiry into ministerial housing

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:20:36 +1300

Bill English | Finance

The Office of the Auditor-General has today confirmed there are no grounds for an inquiry into any aspects of Finance Minister Bill English's housing arrangements. It has also agreed that the rules an...

Speech to New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Tax Conference

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:18:18 +1300

Bill English | Finance

Good afternoon and thank you. It is a pleasure to be here. It's great to have the opportunity to explain the Government's economic plan and lay out some of the challenges we face - along with the rol...

Equity and fairness key to tax considerations

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:00:35 +1300

Bill English | Finance

Equity and fairness will guide the Government's consideration of the Tax Working Group's options for changes to the tax system, Finance Minister Bill English said today. "The benefits must clearly out...

Govt accounts reflect extra spending, recession

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:02:22 +1300

Bill English | Finance

The combined impact of significant extra spending and the recession are highlighted in the Government's annual accounts for the year to June 30, Finance Minister Bill English says. "There has been a m...

English to visit Hong Kong, London investors

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:06:57 +1300

Bill English | Finance

Finance Minister Bill English leaves for Hong Kong and London this Sunday to raise New Zealand's profile with investors and business groups, and to share ideas about the next steps in economic recover...

English removes doubts over allowance

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:29:35 +1300

Bill English | Finance

Finance Minister Bill English has today taken several steps to remove doubts about his ministerial housing allowance. He announced today that: He has elected not to take up any housing allowance. He ...

No.3

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:21:33 +1200

Bill English | Finance

THE ECONOMY MOVES ON TO FIRMER FOOTING This week I've been encouraged by signs the economy is stabilising. Official statistics show New Zealand outperformed expectations in the June quarter and inched...

Public Policy Challenges Facing New Zealand

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:08:20 +1200

Bill English | Finance

Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to join you here today. It's just over a year since I spoke to the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand - then as National's finance spokesma...

Improving frontline services, avoiding the debt trap

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:09:27 +1200

Bill English | Finance

The public service is working constructively with the Government to deliver better services to the public in what will remain a tight fiscal and economic environment for years to come, Finance Ministe...

Focus on sustainable jobs and growth

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:28:38 +1200

Bill English | Finance

New Zealand's economy is stabilising, but there is a lot of work to do if we are to have a strong recovery that leads to sustainable jobs and growth, Finance Minister Bill English says. GDP data shows...

More work needed to rebalance economy

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:03:22 +1200

Bill English | Finance

New data showing New Zealand's current account deficit has hit a five-year low is encouraging, but more work is needed to narrow our trade and investment gap with the rest of the world, Finance Minist...

Government's ETS strikes a balance to protect jobs

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:49:05 +1200

Bill English | Finance

Government changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme strike the right balance between protecting New Zealand jobs, halving the cost for families and households, and doing our fair share on climate chang...

New Zealand can do better than muddle through

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:41:36 +1200

Bill English | Finance

The real risk for New Zealand as it emerges from recession is that it reverts to the mediocre economic performance that has marked much of its recent past, Finance Minister Bill English said today. "O...

Goff’s reckless borrow and hope stuck in the past

beehive.govt.nz — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:46:18 +1200

Bill English | Finance

Labour might claim it has undergone a facelift since the election, but no amount of cosmetic surgery can hide the fact that its reckless economic policies are stuck in the past, Finance Minister Bill ...

NZ can improve its competitiveness ratings

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:24:25 +1200

Bill English | Finance

New Zealand has rated well in two international business and economic competitive surveys, but the Government believes it can do better, Finance Minister Bill English says. In the World Bank’s Doing...

Extended retail deposit guarantee law passed

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:18:26 +1200

Bill English | Finance

The Government has passed legislation extending the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme and changing some of its terms and conditions. The Retail Deposit Guarantee Bill passed its third reading unanimous...

Government welcomes infrastructure paper

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:32:09 +1200

Bill English | Infrastructure

Infrastructure Minister Bill English today welcomed the National Infrastructure Unit's release of a discussion paper on the state of New Zealand's infrastructure. The paper, which includes a stock tak...

Newsletter from the Finance Minister: Focus on Finance

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:40:52 +1200

Bill English | Finance

To subscribe and receive this newsletter by email, click here. RETAIL DEPOSIT GUARANTEE - THE NEXT PHASE This week I outlined the future of the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme. The cu...

No.2 - 27 August 2009

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:37:36 +1200

Bill English | Finance

RETAIL DEPOSIT GUARANTEE - THE NEXT PHASE This week I outlined the future of the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme. The current scheme ends on October 12, 2010. That scheme was put together in the mids...

Finance Minister to visit financial capitals

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:44:09 +1200

Bill English | Finance

Finance Minister Bill English will outline the Government's plan for economic recovery to international lenders during visits to Tokyo, New York and Boston next week. Mr English will visit the cities ...

Government to extend retail deposit guarantee

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:34:52 +1200

Bill English | Finance

The Government will extend the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme and change some of its terms and conditions, Finance Minister Bill English says. The current scheme ends on October 12, 2010. The new sc...

Cutting red tape to create a better, smarter economy

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:18:22 +1200

Rodney Hide | Regulatory Reform

Better and less regulation is essential to boost New Zealand's productivity growth, international competitiveness and living standards, the Hon Rodney Hide, Minister for Regulatory Reform, and the Hon...