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  • If you live overseas you can still vote in the General Election
    23 Aug 2011 - 11:26

    New Zealand citizens and permanent residents who live overseas can still enrol and vote in the upcoming NZ general election. To be eligible to vote from overseas you must either:

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  • Facts on wage rises
    21 Jun 2011 - 17:01

    The Minister of Finance has again taken up the line that after-tax wages have risen more than inflation during their period in office.  We have previously pointed out the weakness of this analysis. Here is an update.

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  • Wages Aren't Keeping Up with the Cost of Living
    21 Jun 2011 - 13:03

    The cost of living has gone up sharply. Some of this is due to the Government. The National Government increased GST to 15%. The tax switch in 2010 was a swindle. It was not fiscally neutral (so the tax cuts were more than the revenue increase), failed to stimulate the economy, widened income inequality but also created an inflation spike.

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  • CTU Report on Budget 2011
    24 May 2011 - 11:57

    This is a brief report on some of the Budget highlights. There has not yet been an opportunity to analyse all aspects of the Budget so this report does not attempt to provide a full commentary. You will see that funding increases are often stated as over 4 years and we also need to factor in demographic changes as well as an inflation adjustment before we can assess real increases.

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  • If privatisation is the answer, what was the question?
    21 Feb 2011 - 16:27

    A leaflet and PowerPoint presentation addressing the questions of government debt and the sale of state owned assets.

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  • CTU Report on Budget 2010
    25 May 2010 - 09:58

    (Click here for the pre-budget health papers previously found at this location)

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  • CTU Discussion Document for Employment Summit
    16 Feb 2009 - 16:32

    Discussion document for the government Jobs Summit 27 February 2009.

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  • Short Term Stimulus for Long Term Gain
    30 Oct 2008 - 08:37

    Short Term Stimulus for Long Term Gain

    NZCTU Discussion Paper on Current Economic Issues in the New Zealand Economy

    30th October 2008  

    Download the full paper here (Word doc, 255 kb). 

    Introduction

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  • CTU Critique - National's 2008 Employment Policy
    28 Jul 2008 - 17:29

    CTU LogoCTU Critique: National’s Employment Policy
    Monday July 28 2008
    (Download a word copy here)

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  • CTU Critique: National’s 2008 ACC Policy
    17 Jul 2008 - 14:06

    CTU LogoCTU Critique: National’s ACC Policy
    Thursday July 17 2008

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