Miscalculation of Disposable Income Information Release
Page updated 27 Feb 2014
The Treasury has released reports relating to data miscalculations affecting estimates of disposable income.
The Treasury and Statistics New Zealand conducted two thorough reviews into the miscalculations. The reports of these reviews and the Treasury-commissioned Deloitte peer review have been released here.
Read the media statement issued by the Treasury and Statistics New Zealand: Data error prompts process improvements (27 February 2014).
Documents
Using PDF Files
| Doc. Date | Creator | Title | View/Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2014 | The Treasury | Internal Report: Report on the Review of Communication and Handover Processes Relating to the Transfer of Household Economic Survey - Taxwell Data between Treasury and Statistics New Zealand | mdi-2823331.pdf (147 KB) |
| 20 Feb 2014 | The Treasury | Internal Report: Review of Accuracy of Taxwell Dataset and Associated Documentation Provided to Statistics NZ | mdi-2823936.pdf (149 KB) |
| 21 Feb 2014 | Deloitte | Report Prepared for the Treasury: Peer Review of Treasury's Internal Review of the Taxwell Model Issues | mdi-2848114.pdf (187 KB) |
Information Withheld
Certain information in these documents has not been released as it is either not relevant to governance issues, or has been withheld under one or more of the following sections of the Official Information Act, as applicable:
- [1] section 9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of natural persons, including deceased people, and
- [2] section 9(2)(g)(i) - to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions.
In preparing this Information Release, the Treasury has considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of the Official Information Act.
Contact for Media Enquiries
Bryan McDaniel, Principal Communications Advisor, The TreasuryTel: +64 4 917 6268
Mob: +64 21 817 207
Email: bryan.mcdaniel@treasury.govt.nz
