New Zealand Minister of Finance Steven Joyce

headline comment ... sheesh ...

Anyway, more:

  • Too early to be sure of budget surplus in current year
  • Wants to reduce tax burden for low, middle earners

(yeah, right ... election campaign underway ... it's a ling time 'til September 23, expect a lot more of this ...)

More:

  • making good progress on housing supply
  • government does not support regional fuel tax

Headlines via Bloomberg