Mentions of The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research in New Zealand Parliament debates
The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research has been mentioned in 67 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Supplementary Estimates - Imprest Supply Debate
Imprest Supply Debate 21 Jun 2011
AMY ADAMS —is more bullish in its projections. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research is equally bullish. These forecasts have been borne out time and time again by the leading forecasting agencies—170,000 new ...
Taxation (Annual Rates and Budget Measures) Bill
Second Reading 19 May 2011
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON ... in the use of the Resource Management Act, and fourth was bringing in legislation for a flexible labour market. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research has shown that an extra 13,000 jobs were created as a consequence of that legislation being brought in. Introducing ...
Dairy Industry Restructuring (New Sunset Provisions) Amendment Bill
Third Reading 11 May 2011
BRENDON BURNS ... Primary Production Committee for at least part of the hearing of submissions on this bill—in which Fonterra put up a New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report that suggested that the cost to Fonterra of the regulations that are in place, requiring it to supply its competitors,...
Financial Review DebateAppropriation (2009/10 Financial Review) BillYear 2009/10 - In Committee
In Committee 22 Mar 2011
DARIEN FENTON ... that could have assisted small business, and upheaval in the economy. When the Minister makes claims about the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report and says that 13,000 jobs were created, well, certainly, I will look forward, and Labour will look forward, to seeing ...
General Debate 16 Feb 2011
JACINDA ARDERN ... was the other option the Government gave to us? It was a youth unemployment package: Job Ops and Community Max. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research told us that the Government deserved a C on that package. Why? Because it would at best assist 8 percent of young unemployed ...
Labour
Employment, 90-day Trial Period—Use in State Sector 5 May 2011
Hon Dr WAYNE MAPP ... of their ability to use trial periods in collective contracts. I might add that I have also seen a report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that showed that 13,000 new jobs had been created due to the trial periods.
Employment, 90-day Trial Period—Effect on Job Creation 9 Feb 2011
Hon KATE WILKINSON I have seen a report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that concluded that the trial period increased hiring from small employers by 6 percent above expectations. During tough ...
Hon KATE WILKINSON Heaps. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research has estimated that 13,000 New Zealanders have jobs they would not otherwise have, because of the trial period. That is 13,000...
Darien Fenton Is it not true that the conclusion from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that the fire-at-will law appears to be working is based on only 6 months of raw data showing that hiring has declined less ...
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement 9 Feb 2011
JACINDA ARDERN ... the Government threw up Job Ops very early on. So far, almost the entirety of the Government’s plan is Job Ops. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research gave the Government a C on youth unemployment, stating that Job Ops, at best, would hit about 8 percent of young people who ...
Dr JACKIE BLUE ... period has a positive impact on job numbers for small employers at a time of rising unemployment. The analysis by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research looked at the impact of the trial period over 6 months following its introduction in March 2009. The review was due at a ...
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement 8 Feb 2011
Hon KATE WILKINSON ... they hired on a trial period would not have been taken on if this measure had not been available. Recently the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research analysed data from the first 6 months since the introduction of the trial period. Its conclusions are worth reading. The ...
CHARLES CHAUVEL ... and to allow more air pollution for a longer period of time. Members on that side of the House need to know that the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research says that we will see 635 avoidable deaths from respiratory illness—Jacqui Dean thinks that is funny, but I think that ...
Adjournment - Sittings of the House
Sittings of the House 15 Dec 2010
CHRIS TREMAIN ... that we have more work to do. However, the release yesterday of the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report put us in a good space. The forecast is GDP growth of 2.1 percent now, rising to 3.5 percent. [Interruption
Environment
Air Quality, National Environmental Standard—Effect of Changes and Delays 17 Jun 2010
David Clendon Can he confirm that if he enforced the standard in 2013 as planned, he could save 482 lives, as noted in the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report that he has previously cited?
Maiden Statements 17 Nov 2009
DAVID CLENDON ... of a business that will survive, and indeed thrive, in good times and bad. A recently published report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research suggests that “there is benefit in demonstrating progress towards sustainability, but it is important to shine the spotlight ...
Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill
Third Reading 25 Nov 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... Thirdly, the allocations will be production-based. That is as per the economic analysis that was done by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics showing that that was the most effective way to address the problem of leakage. This Government is not about ...
In Committee 25 Nov 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... a debatable point; there is a range of views. But let me read very clearly the in-depth analysis that was done by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics in the conclusion of their inquiry. They said: “Our recommendation in the short run is to introduce an ETS ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... that phase-out rate should be in line with our major trading competitors, as per the comprehensive analysis from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics. When the Government says that the 1.3 percent rate is only in the short term, for Labour members to put ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH I will show members the evidence. The report that was commissioned by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research made plain that the approach of a production-based method was the best way in which to respond to climate change without ...
In Committee 24 Nov 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... if not thousands of times. I have heard the Opposition quote both those firms over and over again. What did the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics advise the special select committee? The first thing they said is that in the short term it was actually a ...
CRAIG FOSS ... bill, and a special committee reviewed the legislation earlier this year. In terms of the latter committee, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics did some substantial, in-depth work on most of the issues that are before us right now. If members want to ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... been no analysis. Those were the specific words that Mr Cunliffe used. Well, I have a report from 20 May 2009 by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics. This joint report very specifically recommends that the most economically efficient way to deal with the ...
First Reading 24 Sep 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... criticism of our production-based approach to industry allocations, an approach that was recommended by both the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics at the select committee review. Australia is taking this approach and so, too, is Europe in the third phase ...
Hon Dr Nick Smith What did the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research say?
Hon DAVID PARKER The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research had a report that was flawed in a number of areas. For a start, as it said in its own report, it had not properly factored ...
Amended Answers to Oral Questions - Question No. 2 to Minister
Question No. 2 to Minister 6 Aug 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... statement provided to the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee. I seek the leave of the House to table the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report that has the information that the member sought.
Estimates Debate - In Committee
In Committee 6 Aug 2009
CHARLES CHAUVEL ... Wagner mentioned. The figures that have come out, as far as Government studies are concerned—the analysis from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics—are misleading. We need to have a good look at them. The studies cite a carbon price of $200 a tonne, which ...
General Debate 5 Aug 2009
JEANETTE FITZSIMONS ... $13 billion; that is right, $13 billion. That amount is the difference between what he told the House yesterday the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report says, and what it actually says. Yesterday he told the House that the report advises that reducing our emissions to ...
Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Bill 2009
First Reading 25 Jun 2009
CLARE CURRAN ... are crying out for more action from the Government to preserve jobs, but the Prime Minister is not listening. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research forecast this week that 60,000 Kiwis will lose their jobs over the next 12 months. New Zealand needs focus. It needs fresh ...
General Debate 24 Jun 2009
RAYMOND HUO ... 4,000 people have lost their jobs—that is, 1,000 people a week are going on the dole. We have heard today from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that another 60,000 Kiwis are expected to lose their jobs. The Press reported that the Government had ...
Prime Minister
Vulnerable Citizens—Government Measures to Assist 9 Feb 2011
Rt Hon JOHN KEY ... of them that are helping lower-income New Zealanders. I also make the point that if we look at the advice from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research about the 90-day trial period, which is something that I know members opposite are vehemently opposed to, we see that ...
Tax System Changes—Effect on New Zealanders 14 Sep 2010
Hon Phil Goff Is the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research accurate when it says that around half of all households will end the year worse off than they were a year ago because ...
Hon Phil Goff I seek leave of the House to table the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research quarterly predictions for September 2010, which state that half of all households will be worse off by the end of the year ...
Unemployment—Statements 8 Dec 2009
Hon Annette King ... in New Zealand by next year from the 7 percent he was predicting just a few weeks ago to 8 percent, which is what the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research is now predicting, or was his use of the 7 percent figure also “unreliable, highly volatile, and potentially misleading to ...
Hon JOHN KEY ... deputy leader of the Labour Party will find that, in fact, my predictions are spot on with Treasury’s and that the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research is wrong.
Recession—Prime Minister’s Statements 8 Apr 2009
Hon JOHN KEY ... contrast that with the New Zealand Institute saying a few weeks earlier that unemployment would be 11 percent; the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research had it at 6.1 percent. The reality is that we are in a very unusual recession—arguably the worst since the 1930s Depression—an...
Affordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Bill
Second Reading 4 Sep 2008
PITA PARAONE ... end of the global economic food chain, so to speak, has seen the downturn in other economies impact on our own. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research recently reported in its last quarterly prediction that gross domestic product was likely to decline for three consecutive ...
Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill
In Committee 2 Sep 2008
JO GOODHEW ... future see New Zealand rushing headlong into a scheme that threatens their very future. Members should not forget the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report that indicated a potential loss of 22,000 jobs, and the Government’s own Infometrics report that said possibly up to ...
Second Reading 28 Aug 2008
Hon TARIANA TURIA ... that the free credits to assist export-exposed industries would be better allocated on the basis of need. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research predicts that the real cost of this scheme for New Zealanders will be about $58 a week. For the 13 percent of our population ...
Social Development and Employment
Social Development, Ministry—Policy Staff 26 Jun 2008
Judith Collins Does the Minister really expect New Zealanders to believe that all those policy staff are essential, when a New Zealand Institute of Economic Research quality assurance review from 2006 noted: “A number of papers failed to establish either the existence, nature, or scope of ...
Judith Collins Well, is it not true that the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research also noted: “Nearly 50 percent of MSD’s policy papers were of average quality or below.”, and a later review stated: “Concerns...
Judith Collins ... number of policy staff in just 5 years is the most effective use of taxpayer dollars; and, given the findings of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and others, can she advise when, if ever, she will start to monitor whether her department has achieved value for money—or ...
Climate Change Issues
Emissions Trading Scheme—Emissions Compared with 2008 Scheme 26 Nov 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH The member should read the very comprehensive economic analysis by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics. That report said that New Zealand suffers very great competitive risk around emissions-intensive industry. ...
Emissions Trading Scheme—Effective Amendments 21 Oct 2009
Charles Chauvel How does the Minister respond to comments from the Business Roundtable that the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - Infometrics modelling is not a satisfactory basis for analysing the complex effect of climate change policies, and to ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH I think the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - Infometrics report is a very fair analysis, and it provides a good framework for a balanced climate change policy. The ...
Charles Chauvel I seek leave to table page 1 of the submission from the Business Roundtable, which states that the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - Infometrics modelling is not a satisfactory basis for analysing the complex effect of climate change policies; and also ...
Emissions Trading Scheme—Release of Papers 13 Oct 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... point out that the economic analysis on which the changes to the scheme are based was released over 3 months ago. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics report was released at a very early time. I make this further point to the member: is it not funny how times ...
Greenhouse Gas Reduction—Emissions Trading Scheme 19 Aug 2009
Hon TIM GROSER ... to which the scheme would stimulate planting, and uncertainties over the harvesting. But if the price were, as the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics study indicates, $100 a tonne, it has been estimated that it could reduce emissions by 15 million tonnes of ...
Hon Rodney Hide Does the Minister agree with the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics report that setting the price of carbon at $100 a tonne will still leave emissions 20 percent above 1990 ...
Hon TIM GROSER ... of Finance, the Hon Bill English, will be in a position to answer the question. We do not have an estimate from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research study. It will be driven by a number of issues, including, most obviously, allocation issues. I can assure the member that ...
Greenhouse Gas Reduction—2020 Target 18 Aug 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... to which other countries will constrain their emissions. The assumptions behind the analysis are reasonable, and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics are both reputable economic analysts. Treasury’s analysis, which was released today, was very similar. In ...
Aaron Gilmore ... Chauvel that the Government had cynically and blatantly misled the public with the dubious cost estimate by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics of approximately $30 per week in 2020, when in fact the cost was one-tenth of that, spread over 10 years?
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... further point out that the Treasury analysis of the costs would suggest that the analysis done by Infometrics and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research was conservative. The third point I would make is that the member is incorrect in saying that the analysis did not include ...
David Garrett Does the Minister agree with the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics report to the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee that a carbon price of $100 a tonne would still ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... has the option either to reduce emissions, to deal with sinks such as forestry, or to buy units internationally. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics analysis was based on a responsibility target, which is proper because that is what the debate is about.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction—2020 Target 6 Aug 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH I formally seek leave to table the report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research on the effects of 2020 targets on the Māori economy.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction—Analysis 4 Aug 2009
Charles Chauvel Does the Minister think that the recent New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and Infometrics modelling on possible targets overestimates the cost of the different emissions targets, given that it ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... may say that the $14.5 billion per year that a minus 40 percent emissions reduction target would entail, which the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research - Infometrics analysis shows, is insignificant. Members on this side of the House think it is significant, and that is why ...
Emissions Trading Scheme—State-owned Enterprises 26 Jun 2008
Jeanette Fitzsimons How much weight does the Minister think should be given to the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report on the economic effects of carbon pricing, when that report was funded mainly by Solid Energy—New Zealand’s largest ...
Emissions Trading Scheme—Reports 20 May 2008
Judy Turner Has the Minister seen the April 2008 New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report, which states that the emissions trading scheme will reduce employment by 22,000 jobs in 2012, and how does this ...
Hon DAVID PARKER Yes, and I addressed that issue in question time last week when I noted that there is a flaw in the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research analysis. The Treasury analysis comes to a different conclusion. The main difference in the two approaches is that the New ...
Emissions Trading Scheme—Economic Effects 15 May 2008
Hon Dr NICK SMITH What is his response to this week’s Wall Street Journal editorial “Kiwi Climatology”, which refers to estimates by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that the emissions trading scheme will result in a $4.6 billion annual loss in GDP, or a $3,000 cut in household annual ...
Hon DAVID PARKER My response is, firstly, that the writer in the Wall Street Journal has not even managed to quote the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report correctly—
Hon DAVID PARKER ...n—as the figures quoted for 2012 are clearly supposed to be for 2025, so I suspect that he or she had not even read the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report. But, more important, I would note that this is the first time that the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research ...
Hon Dr Nick Smith Do Labour’s affiliated unions share his view that the reason the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research analysis of the employment and GDP projections is wrong is that “… New Zealanders will be willing to take lower wages.”?
Hon DAVID PARKER ... from me. Dr Smith has not even said that it was from me, I tell Mr English, so the member should listen. Further, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research model did come up with a conclusion that was counter-intuitive, and everyone was scratching their heads as to why. It is ...
Hon DAVID PARKER No, it is not true, at all, even if the member does not understand the fundamental flaw in the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research study, which has now been exposed as being the assumption that subsidies increase overall net welfare for our country. That ...
Kyoto Protocol—Projected Deficit 15 May 2008
Heather Roy ... increased household costs will be severely disadvantaged by Labour’s Kyoto Protocol obligations as outlined by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research estimates, and that the emissions trading scheme will result in the loss of 22,000 jobs by 2012, which is a reduction in ...
Hon DAVID PARKER ... and is addressed in a later question today, so I will not go into it in detail—is that there is a problem in the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research study that we have now got to the bottom of.
Finance
Economy—Growth and Job Creation 7 Sep 2011
Hon BILL ENGLISH ... new investments, it needs to be careful how it finances those investments. Last week I saw analysis by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research of the mixed-ownership proposal that the Government has put forward. It concluded that the proposal makes sense, that a ...
Chris Auchinvole Did the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research analysis also cover what impact mixed ownership would have on Government finances?
Health Care—Long-term Costs 11 Aug 2011
Hon JOHN BOSCAWEN Does he stand by his statement that “I think the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research is referring to some longer-term issues around demographic change and healthcare costs, and we share the chief executive’s ...
Economy—Minister’s Statement 10 Aug 2011
Hon John Boscawen ... intention to run responsible fiscal policy and build an internationally competitive economy with the comments of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research chief executive that New Zealand has a “rotting fiscal core” and that unless New Zealand changes its fiscal strategy, it ...
Hon BILL ENGLISH Well, I think the chief executive of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research would agree that the Government has, in the last 3 years, substantially changed its fiscal strategy. We inherited never-ending...
Economy—Reports 21 Jun 2011
Amy Adams What do the latest New Zealand Institute of Economic Research consensus forecasts show?
Hon BILL ENGLISH They are fairly similar. The private sector forecast covered by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research consensus is quite close to those prepared by Treasury. For instance, it forecasts employment rising by 3.8 percent, and ...
Economic Growth—Forecasts 22 Mar 2011
Hon John Boscawen I seek leave to table a statement from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research on the effect of the earthquake on New Zealand’s growth—
Economic Outlook and Government Financial Position—Reports 14 Dec 2010
Hon BILL ENGLISH This morning the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research released the consensus forecasts, which are, on the whole, very similar to those of Treasury. They show growth of about 2.1 ...
Economic Programme—Savings and Investment 24 Nov 2010
Hon David Cunliffe If households have lifted their savings, why is the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research forecasting national savings to collapse to minus 1.2 percent in 2015, compared with a positive 5.2 percent in 2004?
Hon BILL ENGLISH I have no idea why the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research is forecasting that. The forecasting is, I think, a bit of a mystery even to the forecasters who are doing it. What is ...
Economic Performance—Minister’s Statement 14 Oct 2010
Hon David Cunliffe ... figures were less than one-quarter of what was expected and had declined for the third quarter in a row, and when the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research estimates that growth actually went backwards in the latest quarter?
Recession—Minister’s Statement 12 Oct 2010
Hon David Cunliffe ... Government inherited an economy that was “in good shape” and that he has taken all those steps, why does the latest New Zealand Institute of Economic Research quarterly business activity data show that manufacturing is crashing and that the GDP statistics are extremely weak, and why ...
Tax System Changes—Tax Calculator 22 Sep 2010
Hon David Cunliffe Does the calculator confirm the analysis by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that half of all households will be worse off, as their tax cut is wiped out by rising food prices, GST, and other one-off ...
Tax System Changes—Benefits for New Zealanders 21 Sep 2010
Hon David Cunliffe ... a wide range of commentators are, effectively, contradicting his claim that Kiwis will be better off, including the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research analysis showing that at least 50 percent of households will be worse off after the tax switch; the Reserve Bank governor ...
Economy—Reports 24 Jun 2009
Hon BILL ENGLISH I have this week seen consensus forecasts issued by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that are broadly in line with Treasury forecasts in last month’s Budget. They show that the recession, which began under the ...
Hon BILL ENGLISH The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research produced an estimate earlier this year that the Government’s fiscal stimulus would support 10,000 jobs in the short run. Of ...
Infrastructure—Investment 23 Jun 2009
Hon BILL ENGLISH ... instance in housing, the Housing New Zealand Corporation estimates that its expenditure is supporting 1,341 jobs. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research published an estimate some months ago that said that the Government’s stimulus spending would support around 10,000 jobs. I ...
Unemployment—Government Policies 7 May 2009
Hon David Cunliffe ... in the last quarter either have lost their jobs or could not find work, or to the more than 55,000 others whom the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research predicts will be thrown on the scrap heap this year? Does he agree with the institute and the Manufacturers and Exporters ...
Unemployment—Forecasts 9 Apr 2009
Hon David Cunliffe Can the Minister confirm that the latest New Zealand Institute of Economic Research survey shows further deterioration, with a net 36 percent of firms intending to lay off staff in the next 3 months, a net 51 ...
Business Confidence—Reports 8 Apr 2009
Hon David Cunliffe Which of these measures will do more to turn round the historic lows in business confidence revealed by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research yesterday: a cycleway that the Minister will not fully fund this year, next year, or the year after; a 9-day working ...
Economic Growth—Forecasts 25 Mar 2009
Hon BILL ENGLISH Yesterday, the latest consensus forecasts collated by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research were released. These forecasts confirm the difficult situation the Government has inherited. All forecasters have revised ...
Hon BILL ENGLISH ... forecasters have revised their forecasts downwards, and are now expecting two more quarters of negative growth. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research forecasts all show ongoing twin deficit problems. The consensus view shows the balance of payments deficit persisting above $1...
KiwiSaver—Uptake 23 Oct 2007
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN ... personal wealth in Australia was largely due to Australia’s superannuation system. I have also seen a report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research trying to claim that New Zealand does not have a savings problem, due to a booming but unquantified informal economy. That ...
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill 2006
Second Reading 20 Feb 2007
TARIANA TURIA ... force survey in June 2006 identified that there are 4,500 Māori employers, and that number is growing fast. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research has described the rapidly increasing participation of Māori as employers, to the extent that economists now talk ...
Third Readings 15 Nov 2006
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... members who are unfamiliar with the wealth of opportunity established in the Māori economy, I have consulted the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report, Te Ōhanga Whanaketanga Māori,which states: “The Māori economy can be defined as the assets owned and income earned ...
Education
Education—Competition 14 Aug 2007
Judy Turner Has the Minister given serious consideration to claims by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that the Government could fund independent schools at a rate of up to 46 percent of the cost of providing a State education ...
Independent Schools—Funding 11 Oct 2006
Hon Brian Donnelly Has the Minister seen the report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research carried out in 2003—before Don Brash met with the Exclusive Brethren—
Hon Brian Donnelly I seek leave to table the report made by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research into the funding for independent schools, which may well have been the source of the policy development for National.
General Debate 2 Aug 2006
Hon BRIAN DONNELLY ... all closed tomorrow. There is actually an optimum point of subsidy from a cost point of view. Research by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research shows that it is around about the 45 percent mark. That is well above even the 30 percent subsidy, but the result of the cap ...
Consumer's Right to Know (Food Information) Bill
First Reading 28 Jun 2006
MARYAN STREET ... basis of commercial decision-making. It is clear from a very recent report on cost-benefit analysis conducted by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research that there was nothing to be added to the case for country-of-origin labelling. It identified the costs of country-of-origin ...
Taxation (Depreciation, Payment Dates Alignment, FBT, and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
Third Reading 22 Mar 2006
CHRIS TREMAIN ... no ability to drive social services or to redistribute wealth. Yet what are business surveys currently saying? The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research quarterly survey shows that firms are the most pessimistic they have been since 1986. Seasonally adjusted, the result is ...
CRAIG FOSS ... economic growth but that it had very little part in formulating and starting it. We see from the headline in the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research consensus forecasts that a soft landing is settling in right now, so perhaps there will be some questions to Mr Cullen on ...
Second Reading 16 Mar 2006
CHRIS TREMAIN ... cut the red tape and cut the tax burden on businesses.” A couple of economic surveys have come out—in particular, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research quarterly survey of business opinion, which shows that firms are the most pessimistic they have been since 1986. Seasonally ...
Education Amendment Bill
Second Reading 1 Mar 2006
ALLAN PEACHEY ... learn that no child ever learnt to read in a bureaucrat’s office in Wellington? I take on board the advice of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and the Early Childhood Council, both of which have expressed concern that the children who currently miss out on early ...