Plastic straws out, fuel tax in: How are we faring one year on from 2023’s changes?
This time last year, prescription fees were being removed and the fuel tax was ending. But are we better or worse off now?
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Ask Susan: What’s the deal with secondary tax?
RNZ introduces a new weekly feature by money correspondent Susan Edmunds answering your questions.
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You Need to Calm Down: Why the Taylor Swift economy isn’t real
Explainer – It is hoped Swift will provide a shot in the arm for Europe. But ‘Swiftonomics’ is not actually real, Balazs Koranyi writes.
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House prices expected to bounce back faster: What is happening with the NZ housing market this week?
Analysis – House price forecasts are currently low, but some banks are predicting a faster bounce back when it happens.
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Interest rate cuts will happen quickly next year – Kiwibank
Economists say it’s a matter of holding on til 2025 for most of us.
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Have we lost the perks of KiwiSaver?
The member tax credit is worth less each year, and that’s just the start of it.
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‘Weak’ economy easing inflation, as Reserve Bank hoped – economist
In welcome news in the fight against inflation, pricing intentions are coming down.
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Wage growth slows to just ahead of inflation
However the transport, retail and manufacturing wages lagged behind inflation for the three months ended May, according to a survey.
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New survey shows consumers still ‘pessimistic’
Consumer confidence continues to fall as inflation expectations rise.
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Auckland sees surge in new homes being built, though prices remain expensive
New homes built outpaced population growth for the first time in decades, Census data shows.
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