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Three Year Review of the CPTPP – Inclusive Trade Action Group
Submitting to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFaT)Author: Joshua TanDate: 2022-09-30Category: Export & TradeIssue for Business: At the time of signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), New Zealand, together with Canada and...
Modernising Our Export Assurances Systems: Legislative Options
Submitting to: Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)Author: Joshua TanDate: 2022-09-29Category: Export & TradeIssue for Business: MPI requested feedback on legislative options for food and fibre exports to help them regulate in response to overseas market access...
Targeted Consultation for FENZ Levy Exemptions
Submitting to: Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)Author: John PaskDate: 2022-09-01Category: EconomyIssue for Business: DIA are currently undertaking targeted consultation on types of property that should/could be exempt from paying Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ)...
ExportNZ Letter of Support for the UK-NZ Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill
Submitting to: Parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Select CommitteeAuthor: Joshua TanDate: 2022-08-21Category: Export & TradeIssue for Business: Export New Zealand (ExportNZ) welcomes the opportunity to submit on the international treaty examination of...
Advanced Manufacturing Industry Transformation Plan
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Joshua TanDate: 2022-07-22Category: EconomyIssue for Business: MBIE has consulted with the public on a plan of suggested work to accelerate the growth and transformation of the advanced...
Supporting NZ’s Economic Stability – Consultation on 5-year review of the Remit that guides monetary policy decisions
Submitting to: Reserve Bank of New ZealandAuthor: John PaskDate: 2022-07-13Category: EconomyIssue for Business: The Reserve Bank is legislated to achieve price stability and support maximum sustainable employment as the goals of monetary policy. The Reserve Banks...
Proposed Changes to the Wetland Regulations
Submitting to: Ministry for the Environment (MfE)Author: John PaskDate: 2022-07-08Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: Government is revising the wetland regulations given the potential unintended consequences of the initial regulationsAction:...
New Zealand’s Participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
Submitting to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFaT)Author: Joshua TanDate: 2022-06-20Category: Export & TradeIssue for Business: MFAT have asked for submissions on New Zealand's participation in the US-initiative "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for...
Public Consultation on Working for Families Tax Credits
Submitting to: Ministry of Social DevelopmentAuthor: Stephen SummersDate: 2022-06-06Category: EconomyIssue for Business: BusinessNZ has long held the view that Working for Families (WFF) represents a highly inefficient mechanism in which working New Zealanders receive...
New Zealand Freight & Supply Chain Issues Paper
Submitting to: Ministry of Transport (MoT)Author: Joshua TanDate: 2022-06-03Category: EconomyIssue for Business: MoT have released an issues paper for consultation regarding the next 30 years of New Zealand's freight and supply chain system.Action: Business New...
Transforming Recycling Consultation Document
Submitting to: Ministry for the Environment (MfE)Author: John PaskDate: 2022-05-17Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: The Government wants to improve recycling rates in NZ given that they are generally low per capita compared to many other...
Dividend Integrity and Personal Services Income Attribution
Submitting to: Inland Revenue Department (IRD)Author: Stephen SummersDate: 2022-04-29Category: EconomyIssue for Business: Unlike our standard submission process, BusinessNZ and the Corporate Taxpayers Group (which share a very similar membership base) prepared a joint...
Driving Change: Reviewing the Road User Charges System
Submitting to: Waka Kotahi NZ Transport AgencyAuthor: John PaskDate: 2022-04-20Category: EconomyIssue for Business: NZ Transport Agency wants to recover costs of damage to roads while also addressing other issues with little relation to distance travelled or vehicle...
Tax, Foreign Investment and Productivity draft long-term insights briefing
Submitting to: Inland Revenue Department (IRD)Author: Stephen SummersDate: 2022-04-14Category: EconomyIssue for Business: BusinessNZ took the opportunity to submit in September 2021 on IRD’s previous Document that consulted on its proposal to focus its 2022 Long Term...
Tax Administration in a Digital World: An officials’ issues paper to support future tax administration
Submitting to: Inland Revenue Department (IRD)Author: Stephen SummersDate: 2022-03-31Category: EconomyIssue for Business: IRD are currently looking at possible policy changes required to support a more digital tax system. This covers frameworks for considering policy...
Price discovery under 100% renewable electricity supply
Submitting to: Electricity AuthorityAuthor: Emily CalvertDate: 2022-03-16Category: EnergyTags: ElectricityIssue for Business: The paper describes how our electricity supply system is likely to change physically with 100% renewable electricity supply and the likely...
Submission on Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways Research, Science, and Innovation Green Paper
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Joshua TanDate: 2022-03-16Category: EconomyIssue for Business: ExportNZ/BusinessNZ welcomes the opportunity to contribute at this early stage on the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and...
ExportNZ Submission on the International Treaty Examination of the UK-NZ Free Trade Agreement
Submitting to: Parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Select CommitteeAuthor: Joshua TanDate: 2022-03-13Category: Export & TradeIssue for Business: Export New Zealand (ExportNZ) welcomes the opportunity to submit on the international treaty examination of...
Our Future Resource Management System
Submitting to: Ministry for the Environment (MfE)Author: John PaskDate: 2022-02-28Category: Environment & InfrastructureIssue for Business: Policy proposals where Ministers have made initial decisions on matters beyond the scope of the Natural and Built Environments...
Onshore fuel stockholding
Submitting to: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)Author: Emily CalvertDate: 2022-02-28Category: EnergyTags: Oil and GasIssue for Business: The consultation paper discusses various levels of stocks to be held physically onshore by fuel wholesale...