Budget 2010 Daily News Alert - Mon, May 17, 2010

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Businesswire - NZ Dollar Outlook: Euro fears loom large for kiwi
NZ Dollar Outlook: Euro fears loom large for kiwi ahead of this week's Budget
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00486.htm

Businesswire - Stocks to watch: AMP, Mercer, NZO, NZX, WFD, XRO
May 17 - (BusinessWire) - The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand
exchange after developments since the close of trading on Friday. All prices are
in New Zealand dollars unless specified.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00463.htm

NZEI - Parents Will Lose Out Of Tipped Changes to ECE
Parents will be the losers if the government moves to change funding for thousands
of early childhood services, according to the union for early childhood teachers
- NZEI Te Riu Roa.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00063.htm

JP Morgan - Australia and New Zealand - Weekly Prospects
In Australia last week, the Federal budget was an anticlimax; the Treasurer delivered
what he promised—a "beige" budget. The economic data was more revealing, with
employment booming (again), but home loans cratering (again). It seems the threshold ...
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00479.htm

Green Party - Progressive power prices among Budget ideas
A multi-billion dollar pre-Budget proposal from the Green Party shows how the Government
can help New Zealand's poorest families and help everyone else in the process.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00233.htm

New Zealand Labour Party - Kiwi families to pay $225 more on power bills
Trustpower has become the latest power company to confirm that Gerry Brownlee's proposed
energy reforms will lead to higher power bills for Kiwi families, Labour's energy
spokesman Charles Chauvel said today.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00231.htm

Muriel Newman - Oily Rag Column: Budgeting by jars
It´s Budget week. The Minister of Finance will be delivering the nation´s budget
for the year - that is how much the country will make and spend, and most importantly
the gap (canyon!) between the two and how it is going to be bridged. Ronald Regan ...
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00125.htm

TVNZ - Panel Discussions Led by Paul Holmes
The panel discussions have been transcribed below. The full length video interviews
and panel discussions from this morning's Q+A can also be seen on tvnz.co.nz at,
http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00228.htm

TVNZ - Q+A's budget debate with the minor parties
The interview has been transcribed below. The full length video interviews and panel
discussions from this morning's Q+A can also be seen on tvnz.co.nz at, http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news .
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00227.htm

Television New Zealand - Q+A's Guyon Espiner Interviews Phil Goff
Opposition leader attacks John Key's integrity over his change of position in Tuhoe
negotiations - "that was a lack of integrity"; Labour has three options on
GST: reverse increase, redistribute the extra revenue or exempt some food.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00152.htm

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists - Government Should Listen To Health Budget Warning
"The government should listen to the warnings over the level of health funding
in the Budget," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried
Medical Specialists, today.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00150.htm

New Zealand Alliance Party - Launch Of Campaign To Remove GST From Food
The Alliance Party and Socialist Worker are jointly launching a nationwide tax campaign
on Saturday 22 May. The campaign will champion tax changes that will benefit grassroots
New Zealanders.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00148.htm

Council of Trade Unions - $555m More Needed For Health To Just Stand Still
An analysis of health expenditure released today estimates the Health vote in the
Budget will need to be increased by at least $555 million just to keep pace with
population growth, ageing, new treatments, new technology, and increases in costs.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1005/S00075.htm

TV3 - 'The Nation' Dunne Interviewed By Stephen Parker
Peter Dunne says the Budget will reveal a crackdown on working for families recipients
who have substantial assets. Speaking on TV3's "The Nation", Mr Dunne said
there would l be no fundamental change to working for families in the Budget.
MORE >> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00146.htm

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