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The Labour government has found nearly $4 billion in savings across the public service over the next four years. It comes as the government's accounts for the eleven months to the end of May show tax… Audio

Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…

Agriculture contributes more to global warming than any other industry in Aotearoa. Yet attempts to rein in the sector’s emissions have repeatedly fallen short. Kirsty Johnston investigates how a…

Analysis: With little money in the government's coffers heading into Election 2023, the Caucus podcast looks at how the two main parties plan to use fear, frugality and friendliness to win your vote.

It's popular with the voters, but not with the experts. The Detail takes a closer look at the debate about Labour's GST plans. Audio

The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson has described Labour's removal of GST on fruit and vegetables as the centrepiece of Labour's election tax policy, saying this is not the time for new taxes or tax… Audio

Vegetable growers are digging into the debate about whether GST should be removed from food. Fresh figures show Stats NZ food priceindex rose 9-point-6 percent in the year ended July ..the lowest… Video, Audio

Universities across the country are facing funding shortfalls. But philanthropy is unlikely to help them make up the difference. Audio

The government has found 4 billion dollars down the back of the couch ahead of next week's Budget.

The money was freed up after ministers were told to go away and find ways to save money and… Audio

The Finance Minister Grant Roberston is warning next week's Budget will be "no frills" and have 4 billion dollars worth of savings over the next four years.

Speaking to a business audience on… Audio

While somewhat bound politically by Labour's promise of no new taxes this term, Finance Minister Grant Robertson is keeping all options open in his search for a way to fund the recovery from Cyclone… Audio

Today on the Panel, Susie and panellists Sue Kedgley and Nick Leggitt discuss the extension on the fuel tax cuts and half price public transport. Audio

The government is extending the petrol tax cut and half price public transport til the 30th of June to help ease the rising cost of living.

Road User Charges are also discounted.

The subsidies… Audio

New Zealanders like to think we have a “Number 8 Wire Mentality” - a rough and ready enthusiasm for fixing and building stuff with limited resources.  Video, Audio

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ditched almost all of Prime Minister Liz Truss' tax cuts announced in the British government's mini-budget three weeks ago.

He announced the basic rate of income tax… Audio

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has ditched almost all of Prime Minister Liz Truss' tax cuts announced in the British government's mini-budget three weeks ago.

He announced the basic rate… Audio

The new UK chancellor has insisted that the Prime Minister should remain in leadership despite turmoil in the financial markets since she took office.

Liz Truss has come under fire for sacking her… Audio

Settling on a scheme to charge for agricultural emissions has taken 20 years of consultation, compromise and scientific research - and agriculture’s leading lobby groups were partners in the process… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

To the UK we head - where Prime Minister Liz Truss is insisting her tax cut program will go ahead and that she has no plans to cut public spending to pay for them. Joining Nathan Rarere from London is… Audio

A record tax take, a better than expected deficit - could tax cuts be on the table going into next year's election? Audio

The Finance Minister won't rule out tax cuts before returning the government books to surplus. 

The government posted a better than expected financial result yesterday with a $9.7 billon deficit.

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Why are there so many rainclouds over so many of the world's currencies? Audio

The National Party leader says the situation in New Zealand is different to the UK where tax cuts have contributed to market turmoil.

The British Government's tax cut plans, funded by a hike in… Audio

We cross to the UK now where the Government has been forced to make a U-turn on tax cuts. Here to explain it all to us is our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

Kathryn, Brigitte and Lamia discuss National holding firm on tax cuts, constant pressure on the Government over social housing and what the latest political poll shows. Brigitte Morten is a director… Audio

Labour claims New Zealand's economy is holding up well compared to many others, but global pressures and new policies may threaten its re-election chances. 

National has been on the attack, with the… Audio

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says that his party's planned tax cuts would not have the same sharp market reaction the UK's own tax cut proposals had on the pound's value.

The pound has… Audio

The UK Prime Minister is refusing to do a U-turn on a $NZ86 billion package of unfunded tax cuts aimed at the wealthy.

Liz Truss has fronted a series of media interviews for the first time since the… Audio