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Crown operating balance
Crown Operating Balance This graph shows the operating balance or surplus, since we went back into positives (thanks to Ruth and Bill). Now you can see in the mid 1990s the level of surplus got pretty high - up to 4% of GDP, so taxes were lowered,... More about Crown operating balance
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BZP submission
Submission Below is the draft of my submission on the Misuse of Drugs (Classification of BZP) Amendment Bill, which I'll be posting away later this afternoon. It is based on previous posts here, here, and here. If you have any comments or... More about BZP submission
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National's health
National’s Health Discussion paper National released yesterday its discussion paper on health. Some key points are: Greater involvement by doctors, nurses and other health professionals in the public health system’s planning and... More about National's health
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A kiwi republic
Time for a kiwi republic Wednesday is the centenary of New Zealand becoming a Dominion, and the Dominion-Post is asking whether it is time for us to cut the last colonial apron strings and declare a republic. I think the answer is a resounding... More about A kiwi republic
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FPP is dead
FPP is dead; get over it My post on the big picture has attracted some attention over at Kiwiblog. But among the trolls, FPP revanchists, and those darkly hinting at political violence if defeated again, there was also a curious comment: that I am... More about FPP is dead
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Rubbish tax
Household rubbish tax The Herald has a story on how the new household rubbish tax may bring in $30 million a year for the Government. Jay's 40th certainly was an epic one. Now as a general principle I have to say that there can be considerable... More about Rubbish tax
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Submit!
The Health Committee has called for submissions on the Misuse of Drugs (Classification of BZP) Amendment Bill. Two copies, by Friday, 12 October 2007, to Health Committee Secretariat Parliament... More about Submit!
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Muldoonism
A return to Muldoonism More about Muldoonism
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Talking of polls
Talking of polls More about Talking of polls
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Election funding
Election funding: the biggest blunder Writing in the Dominion-Post, Tracy Watkins asks how Labour got the Electoral Finance Bill so wrong. DPF provides her with an answer: their "killer blow" was that they failed to crack down on anonymous funding... More about Election funding
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