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Budget 2022: Spend, spend, spend for a secure future?
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy At a Glance Big spending Budget.Emphasis on cost of living, health, and climate change, plus ‘business support’ and Māori.Surplus return delayed a year.Next year’s will be even bigger. The Big Picture: Hey Big Spender Budget 2022 is being sold by the Government as putting New Zealand on a path to a ‘Secure Future’. The Government considers its new and increased spending and its wider reform agenda (e.g., climate change, three waters, income insurance, and health reforms) essential for wellbeing. It also extended ‘targeted support’ for cost of living pressures. Huge increases in…
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Politics
Feds pleased to see emissions tech talk backed with investment
Federated Farmers is pleased the government has recognised solutions to agricultural emissions lie in new technologies and tools, and is stepping up investment on that front. “Nitrate and methane inhibitors, gene editing, animals…
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Economic Week – May 13
Fonterra cuts forecast Fonterra this week revised its 2021/22 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range to $9.10-$9.50 per kg milk solids (from its previous forecast of $9.30-$9.90). This reduces the midpoint of the range,…
National
Research on repellents to keep kea safe
Department of Conservation – media release New research to test the use of repellents to help keep kea safe during predator control operations is underway near Arthur’s Pass in Canterbury. The Department of…
Economic Week – May 13
Fonterra cuts forecast Fonterra this week revised its 2021/22 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range to $9.10-$9.50 per kg milk solids (from its previous forecast of $9.30-$9.90). This reduces the midpoint of the range,…
Local
Chemical recovery events planned for Canterbury farmers and growers
Media release – Agrecovery Canterbury farmers and growers are being urged to make use of a subsidised programme to return their unwanted or expired agrichemicals. Throughout June, Agrecovery will be running several chemical…
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Councils Keeping the Change
As we have discovered, there is a wide variation in how councils manage refunds; Some specify that deposits are non-refundable or reserve complete discretion, others charge fees and others withhold.