Mike Hosking reports the findings of our cost-of-living research
Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking summarises the findings of our latest cost-of-living research, The rising cost of living for Kiwis.
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25 March, 2022
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Podcast: The rising cost of living for Kiwis
Kiwi households are paying more than $3,000 extra on essentials than they were 12 months ago, and policies implemented by the Government and Reserve Bank are contributing to the problem. Matt Burgess talks to Oliver Hartwich about his latest research note. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
25 March, 2022
Welcome to the 1970s
As the saying goes, everything in fashion eventually returns. And so it seems in the economy. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
25 March, 2022
Research Note: The rising cost of living for Kiwis
Kiwis households are paying more than $3,000 extra on essentials than they were 12 months ago, and policies implemented by the Government and Reserve Bank are contributing to the problem. The rising cost of living for Kiwis, shows New Zealand has the second-highest inflation rate among our major trading partners, besides the USA, and this is plausibly the result of excessive government stimulus. Read more
24 March, 2022
Media Release: Government, Reserve Bank, must learn inflation lessons – report
Wellington (Thursday, 24 March 2022) – Kiwis households are paying more than $3,000 extra on essentials than they were 12 months ago, and policies implemented by the Government and Reserve Bank are contributing to the problem, according to new research from The New Zealand Initiative. The rising cost of living for Kiwis, shows New Zealand has the second-highest inflation rate among our major trading partners, besides the USA, and this is plausibly the result of excessive government stimulus. Read more
24 March, 2022
Submission: A New Zealand Income Insurance Scheme
We strongly oppose the proposed Social Unemployment Insurance. This submission explains why we believe that such an addition to the New Zealand welfare state is undesirable. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
23 March, 2022
Excise tax holiday doubly wrong
Double jeopardy is a defence that prevents a person being tried twice for the same offence. Unfortunately for the Government, the defence is not available for bad public policy decisions. Read more
Roger Partridge
18 March, 2022
Eric Crampton on whether petrol price cuts will help combat rising prices
Eric Crampton talks to Kate Hawkesby on NewstalkZB Early Edition about whether the Government's fuel discount will help those dealing with increases to the cost of living. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
15 March, 2022
Petrol-fuelled foolishness
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine combined with a global pandemic and a Reserve Bank that has forgotten its core inflation mandate do not make a case for cutting petrol excise and road user charges. And yet, here we are. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
15 March, 2022
Eric Crampton on the government's move to reduce fuel excise duty
The Government has reduced fuel excise duty and public transport costs to help curb rising living costs. Eric Crampton talks to Wallace Chapman on Radio NZ - The Panel about how effective this will be. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
14 March, 2022