Infrastructure NZ pleads for projects & a population strategy
KiwiSaver on Budget chopping block; ComCom says no need for market study on domestic air travel; Infra NZ pleads for projects in Budget, & a population strategy; Turnbull says Peters weak on Trump
Briefly this morning in Aotearoa’s political economy:
Nicola Willis may be about to means test the Government’s already-reduced $
251521 per person per year KiwiSaver contribution in Budget 2025.Air New Zealand lowers its emissions reduction target to barely 20% by 2030.
The Commerce Commission says a market study of Air New Zealand’s dominance of domestic aviation isn’t needed.
Infrastructure NZ’s CEO says the sector is hurting and has called for more immediate infrastructure projects in Budget 2025, plus a proper population plan.
Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says Winston Peters has been weak and too subservient in his comments about Donald Trump.
US GDP fell unexpectedly in the March quarter because of a pre-tariff surge of imports, while China reported a slump in export orders from the US in April.
The Big Six on Thursday, May 1
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