Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments Only two weeks after castigating Paul Keating and George Bush for considering an expansion of fiscal policy as an appropriate means to accelerate economic recovery, our own PM has returned to his roots … Read More

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments A family of two adults and three children, one at University and two at school, have a set of expenditures that could reasonably be the following;   Family Gross Income: $50,000 Less Tax: … Read More

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments This week we’ve had two condemnations from our government of the fiscal expansions being considered by the Australian and US governments. The adoption of a “holier than thou” stance by both PM Bolger … Read More

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments December 17 has rolled around again and once more proved to be an exciting date on our annual political economic calendar. Yesterday saw the government acknowledge its fiscal plans for 1991/92 have been … Read More

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments The appointment last week of Michael Cullen as shadow Minister of Finance cements the difference in policy emphasis that New Zealanders are being offered now compared to Australians. Here both parties are into … Read More

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments That the government’s fiscal policy is off track, no matter what the latest assurances are from the Minister of Finance, could be a source of financial market consternation and lead to an upward … Read More

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments The Minister of Finance’s “balanced budget by 1993” is a dead duck, overtaken by government’s desire to stop offending special interest groups such as superannuitants. But as the sun sets on fiscal austerity … Read More