Economy & Tax

The importance of setting company tax at the right level has been highlighted in the Government’s response to the Capital Markets Development Taskforce, says BusinessNZ....
The service sector continued to show a recovery for the first month of 2010, despite the rate of expansion slowing, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for January at 53.1....
Ongoing strength in new orders kept manufacturing in positive territory for the first month of 2010, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for January at 52....
BusinessNZ has welcomed the development of a cohesive plan pointed at a stronger economy, as outlined in the Prime Minister’s statement....
The service sector continued to show solid activity for the last month of 2009, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for December at 54.4....
Manufacturing activity ended the year on a positive note, with expansion small but steady, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for December at 52.9....
BusinessNZ endorses the rigorous and transparent approach to the report released today by the Victoria University Tax Working Group....
Caution is required over calls for Government intervention in response to the recent controversy around arms smuggling and the GT and SP companies, says BusinessNZ....
The service sector is showing solid activity as Christmas approaches, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for November at 56.0....
Manufacturing activity showed expansion for the third consecutive month, providing a solid if unspectacular end to 2009, with a seasonally adjusted PMI for November at 51.8....