Archive for December, 2008

2009 Consumer Spending Tipped To End NZ Recession

December 8th, 2008

In some positive news for us all in the lead up to Christmas, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research says a pick-up in consumer spending will haul the economy out of recession in the first half of next year.
The Institute says the current recession will remain relatively shallow, but on the downside it [...]

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NZ Rates Well In Tax Survey

December 1st, 2008

Despite detractors saying NZ has a high corporate tax rate, a new PricewaterhouseCoopers World Bank study shows NZ businesses are well off when it comes to the amount of tax the Govt takes. NZ is the 10th easiest country in which to pay tax and 8th best for having a system which takes the least [...]

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