There are substantial economic gains to be made from countries getting ‘easy’ policy decisions right. Societies become impoverished when they do not accept the basic principles of freedom and competition. Read more
The Forum considers that local authorities should restrict themselves to their core business of providing local public goods and performing its regulatory activities in an efficient manner. Read more
We have several specific concerns with the bill that are worth highlighting (see section 4 of the NZBR submission). Read more
Our submission focuses on the Council's proposed spending and revenue, and its rating policy, particularly the issue of the business differential. Read more
The New Zealand Business Roundtable Submission on the officials' issues paper, 'Taxation of Non-controlled Offshore Investment in Equity'. Read more
The reasons for repealing the FRA as a separate piece of legislation appear to be symbolic. While this could be seen as a step towards de-emphasising the importance of fiscal responsibility, we think some features of the Bill represent improvements. Read more
This proposed legislation is an ad hoc and backward step for water management, promoting a central planning approach that is out of line with international best practice. Read more
How do markets and governments operate in education and what is the best way to organise, finance and regulate education? Mark Harrison assesses the performance of the New Zealand school sector, the impact of the reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, and current government spending policies. Read more
The government's own projections make it clear that New Zealand will not achieve its 'top priority' goal of increasing sustainable growth under current policies. Read more
The New Zealand Business Roundtable supports government moves to reduce tax barriers to international recruitment, but would like to see more attention paid to keeping wealth-producing New Zealand. Read more
The proposals discussed in the report entail a substantial erosion of private property rights which is detrimental to prosperity. Land-based industries, such as farming and forestry, and tourism are directly affected. Read more
The NZBR and its members have a major stake in the performance of the legal profession and the legal system. Large businesses are major users of legal services, both for advice and litigation. Read more
The measures in the Bill are inconsistent with the government's prime economic objective - securing faster economic growth. Read more
This submission analyses how the ADR comes to its mistaken conclusions. It focuses on its policy framework and on the cost benefit analysis that underlies the claim that $71.25m net benefits by confusing consumer benefits with efficiency gains. Read more
Economics has been called the dismal science. But, in modern times at least, it has tended to be environmentalists rather than economists who have put forward a dismal view of the world. Read more