Economy & Tax

A full range of options should be considered for tackling our high benefit numbers, says BusinessNZ....
BusinessNZ says action is needed on the country’s $11 billion student loan debt....
The service sector continued to show improved signs of growth, despite some areas of the sector still facing difficult times, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for June at 55.7....
The month of June saw a pick-up in the level of expansion for the manufacturing sector, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for June at 56.2....
While the service sector experienced its seventh consecutive month of expansion, comments from businesses showed the weather played a role as activity softened slightly in May, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for May at 53.3....
New Zealand manufacturing continues to be in expansionary territory for May, although it has eased back slightly from the April expansion, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for May at 54.5....
Improvement in the economy is heralded in the BusinessNZ Planning Forecast for the June quarter 2010....
Business will view the Budget as a positive move towards a more competitive, higher-earning economy says BusinessNZ....
NZ’s decline in global competitiveness ranking is a matter of real concern, says BusinessNZ....
The service sector experienced its sixth consecutive month of expansion, although activity softened slightly in April, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for April at 54.1....