Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Finance 2008: Economic and Fiscal Strategy - Responding to Your Priorities

[November 2008]
Released 30 Jan 2009

This briefing was prepared by the Treasury before the general election of November 2008 as a starting point for supporting the incoming Minister of Finance in developing the government's economic and fiscal strategy.

A companion briefing - Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Finance 2008: Medium-term Economic Challenges - was also prepared in November 2008 and was released on 4 December 2008.

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Introduction. Section 1 - Strategic decisions that will need to be made Section 2 - A comprehensive economic growth strategy Section 3 - Economic and financial developments - short term Section 4 - What does this mean in terms of fiscal strategy Section 5 - Disciplining government spending and stopping growth in bureaucracy Section 6 - Economic and fiscal priorities Personal tax reductions Invest in the infrastructure that the economy needs for growth Improving educational standards and improving the performance of the benefit system Innovation Savings and financial markets Regulation Climate change Law and order Health	big08-efs.pdf (251 KB) pp. 37

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