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New Zealand Herald - KiwiSaver
15 Dec 2008 at 11:00am
Tapu Misa: Let's be positive ... they've done it
It has been pointed out to me that I have been far too negative about John Key and National in past columns. I would like to rectify that. For the record, I really want the National-Act-Maori Government to succeed, for the good of...
Mary Holm: Flaw in KiwiSaver plan fixed
Q: With the new changes to KiwiSaver, "contributions to KiwiSaver will be lowered to 2 per cent of the weekly wage, matched by Government", the Herald said this week.
"However, the changes (proposed before the election) meant those...
Air NZ ignores Govt's Kiwisaver cut
The Government's halving of compulsory company contributions to KiwiSaver is not being taken up by a major government-owned business.
Air New Zealand was one of the first companies to immediately commit to a 4 per cent contribution...
Govt passes tax and KiwiSaver legislation
The National-led Government has passed its first major legislation - enshrining tax cuts and KiwiSaver changes into law.
The Taxation (Urgent Measures and Annual Rates) Bill passed its third reading this morning by 68 votes...
KiwiSaver claim denied
Finance Minister Bill English has dismissed a claim by Labour's former Finance Minister Michael Cullen that National's new KiwiSaver law would not allow it to be portable with Australia.
Dr Cullen had been working towards a portability...
The incredible shrinking KiwiSaver
You get the feeling Bill English really wanted to abolish KiwiSaver rather than remove many of the scheme's underlying incentives - shrinking it was probably option two.
English was most likely being true to his feelings about KiwiSaver...
KiwiSaver change should be no surprise - English
It should be no surprise that employees in KiwiSaver with bosses who pay above the current minimum will have to pay extra tax, Finance Minister Bill English said this morning.
National yesterday revealed the fine print of its KiwiSaver...
Mary Holm: Changes fairer for most KiwiSavers
KiwiSaver will be fairer under yesterday's new rules than it would have been under either National's earlier proposed changes or under Labour's version of KiwiSaver.
Compared with National's pre-election proposals, yesterday's...
KiwiSaver change increases workers' tax
Employees in KiwiSaver with generous bosses who pay above the current minimum will have to pay extra tax.
That became clear yesterday as National revealed the fine print of its KiwiSaver policy.
That will cost some savers hundreds...
Government confirms changes to Kiwisaver
The Government has confirmed it will axe the annual $40 fee subsidy it puts into KiwiSaver accounts to help pay for a better deal for low income workers.
Finance Minister Bill English today released the Government's KiwiSaver and...