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June 2010 – Page 2 – TVHE

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A note on the ETS and inflation

I was about to post a comment on Eric’s blog – but then the comment got long, and I realised I needed a blog post. So here it is.

Eric Crampton raises some important points regarding the Reserve Bank’s view on the ETS in New Zealand. Essentially, they are ignoring it – a policy decision that a lot of analysts have disagreed with. However, this is one of those cases where I would tend to side with the Reserve Bank, lets work through the discussion to figure out what value judgments I’ve made to get there 😉

Update: Eric discusses further here.

GST does increase the incentive to save

June 1, 2010/4 Comments/in Government Policy, New Zealand Economics /by Matt Nolan

In a recent Herald article (found on interest.co.nz, where I find it easier to read straight from the screen) Bernard Hickey discusses the increase in the goods and services tax and savings. The article makes a number of good points, but I do not agree with the conclusion. For my thinking read below 😀

A note on the ETS and inflation

GST does increase the incentive to save

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