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New Zealand has long-standing problems in the aged care sector that will only be solved by more funding. The shortage of nurses is becoming critical, demand for aged care is rising and the consequences of ignoring this problem are unacceptable. As a society, do we really want to leave our elderly population, their families and aged care professionals in the lurch?

Funding to train more general practitioners is top of the Budget wish list for Pam Newlove, Business Advisory Partner. Why? Because our GP workforce is in crisis.

New Zealand needs rental properties that give tenants a better experience, so let’s incentivise the creation of build-to-rent-communities, says Dan Lowe, Partner, and Property & Construction Leader.

If the Budget genie sprung from its lamp and asked me what I’d like delivered in Budget 2022, I would ask for: The Public Finance Act to be reformed, more Jobs for Nature, and a ceiling on our carbon emissions.

Our industry experts share what they’d like to see delivered in Budget 2023. What are the major economic roadblocks and prospects for some of New Zealand’s key sectors? How will the Government navigate the tax tight rope? Read on to discover where the opportunities lie in this year’s announcement to instigate meaningful transformation.

Our summary of the key facts that are relevant to you and your business.

Our industry experts weigh in on what Budget 2021 means for certain sectors as well as New Zealand’s tax landscape.

As the nation forges a brave new world in the midst of a global crisis, this year’s Budget announcement will remain among the most significant ever delivered in New Zealand’s history.

Last year this Government delivered its first fiscal plan – the Wellbeing Budget. Fire up the money cannon, because 2020 is going to be the year of the Recovery Budget.

Despite dominating the political agenda for much of the year, tax was barely mentioned in the budget. That doesn’t mean the work there is over, writes Greg Thompson of Grant Thornton New Zealand.

Budget 2019: Unless we can find some way of taxing wealth as well as incomes, New Zealand is headed for an intergenerational economic meltdown, writes Grant Thornton tax partner Murray Brewer.

Budget 2019: Should the collection of taxes be the point at which we talk about fairness, or should fairness be part of a completely different conversation, asks Grant Thornton tax partner Oksana Simonoff.

Now that we know what the Wellbeing Budget is, the question is how we can create the right political and social environment to support it, says Grant Thornton’s Barry Baker.

What might the 2018 Budget deliver on regional economic development, and how will it intersect with our largest city? In the first piece in a series analysing Budget 2018, Grant Thornton’s Murray Brewer casts his eye over the options and opportunities.