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August 2020 titles of advice to the Minister of Finance

The Treasury releases the titles of advice to the Minister of Finance for each calendar month approximately six weeks after the the last day of each month.

Advice is in the form of Treasury reports, joint reports with other departments or the Reserve Bank, Cabinet briefings and aides memoire.

If advice has subsequently been released in some form a link to the page where it is available will be provided.

List of August 2020 titles of advice to the Minister of Finance
Document date Title Portfolios Document available
3 Aug 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/360: Update on recommendations from March 2020 independent quality assurance reviews Finance; Revenue No
3 Aug 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/370: 2020 Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update submission for the Research and Development Tax Incentive appropriation Finance; Revenue No
3 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Health T2020/2131: Hauora Tairāwhiti Mental Health Single Stage Business Case Finance; Health No
3 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and New Zealand Infrastructure Commission T2020/2537: Update on Transmission Gully negotiations to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 Finance; Transport; Infrastructure No
3 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2632: Ōtākaro Ltd: Draft Accountability Documents for FY 2020/21 Finance; Greater Christchurch Regeneration No
3 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Inland Revenue T2020/2693 IR2020/361: Digital economy update - New Zealand's position at the Inclusive Framework meeting in October Finance; Revenue No
3 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2697: Meeting with Infrastructure New Zealand Finance No
3 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2714: Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update 2020 - Update on Fiscal Forecasts Finance No
4 Aug 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/268: Transformation status update: July 2020 Finance; Revenue No
4 Aug 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/384: Application of shortfall penalties under the Tax Administration Act 1994 for the year ended 30 June 2017 Finance; Revenue No
4 Aug 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/385: Application of shortfall penalties under the Tax Administration Act 1994 for the year ended 30 June 2018 Finance; Revenue No
4 Aug 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/386: Application of shortfall penalties under the Tax Administration Act 1994 for the year ended 30 June 2019 Finance; Revenue No
4 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2577: STAPP loan scheme - parameters and key considerations Finance No
4 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2610: Waimea Dam Finance; Agriculture No
4 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2712: Proactive release of Cabinet paper on reporting extensions due to COVID-19 State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
5 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2208: BFGS June Settings Review: Final decisions to implement agreed changes Finance No
5 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2523: Five Treasurers meeting on supply chains and economic resilience Finance No
5 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2649: Commercial Performance State of Play as at 5 August 2020 State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
5 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2751: Commercial analysis to support consideration of the proposed Transmission Gully Settlement Finance; Transport No
6 Aug 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5696: Reserve Bank Financial System Roundup August 2020 Finance No
6 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Health T2020/2448: MidCentral DHB Surgical Procedural Interventional Recovery Expansion Programme Single Stage Business Case Finance No
6 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment T2020/2633: KiwiSaver Default Provider Review - final matters Finance; Commerce and Consumer Affairs No
6 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2641: Air New Zealand Results Announcement Finance No
6 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2713: Briefing on ACC's revised 2020/21 Service Agreement Finance; ACC No
6 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2743: New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga: Consultation on Fees with the Minister of State Services Finance; Infrastructure No
6 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2747: MetService: Updated Board Fees Approval for 2019/20 Finance; State Owned Enterprises No
7 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2432: COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund July Package: Proactive Release Finance No
7 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2661: August 2020 Monetary Policy Statement Prime Minister; Finance No
7 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2699: Indemnifying Alternative Monetary Policy – August 2020 Finance No
7 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2746: Weekly Status Report 06 August 2020 Finance No
7 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2790: Weekly Economic Update 7 August 2020 Finance Weekly Economic Update - 7 August 2020
10 Aug 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5686: RBNZ Banking Supervision Monthly Prudential Briefing 10 August for week end 31 July Finance No
11 Aug 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/368: 2020 Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update submission for non-departmental expenditure appropriations Finance; Revenue No
11 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2787: Final steps to continue New Zealand's participation in International Monetary Fund borrowing Arrangements Finance No
12 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2064: Processing New Zealand's contribution to the World Bank capital increase package Finance No
12 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2598: Vote Finance: Certification of Contingent Assets and Liabilities 30 June 2020 Finance No
12 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry for Culture and Heritage T2020/2666: TVNZ and RNZ: Draft accountability documents FY20/21 Finance; Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media No
12 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2749: New Zealand Post Ltd Delegation for approval of calls on capital State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
12 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2785: Letter of reply - Budget initiative on Māori interests in radio spectrum Finance No
12 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Transport T2020/2788: City Rail Link Limited Performance Update to 30 June 2020 Finance; Transport No
13 Aug 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5709: Extension of Loan Deferral Guidance – Announcement & Talking Points Finance No
13 Aug 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5710: Review of Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 and Solvency Standards - Updated Finance No
13 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2766: Commercial Portfolio Companies' Annual Shareholder Meetings 2020 State Owned Enterprises; Finance; Greater Christchurch Regeneration; Education; Biosecurity; Agriculture; Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media No
13 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2845: Current suite of policies available to respond to a resurgence Finance No
13 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2853: Weekly Economic Update 14 August 2020 Finance Weekly Economic Update - 14 August 2020
14 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2804: Weekly Status Report 13 August 2020 Finance No
14 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2848: Increasing COVID-19 alert levels: implications under PPP settlement agreements Corrections; Finance; Transport; Infrastructure No
14 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2860: COVID-19 Alert level settings and economic activity Finance No
17 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment T2020/2779: STAPP Loan Scheme: Advice on Delivery Agency and Terms and Conditions Finance No
17 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment T2020/2799: Research and Development Loan Scheme Public Finance Act Approval Finance; Research, Science and Innovation No
17 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Inland Revenue T2020/2866: Options for Changing the Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme Finance; Revenue No
18 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2829: Controller and Auditor-General - Alteration to 2020 Appropriations in Vote Audit Finance No
18 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2896: Update on the progress of the 30 June 2020 Financial Statements of the Government Finance No
20 Aug 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5718: Letter to MOF 2020 Dividend Recommendation Finance No
20 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2905: Initial Advice on a Hospitality Sector Support Package Finance No
20 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2922: Weekly Economic Update - 21 August 2020 Finance Weekly Economic Update - 21 August 2020
21 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2941: Small Business Cashflow Scheme Information Finance No
24 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2431: 90-day statutory review of the overseas investment emergency notification regime Foreign Affairs; Finance No
24 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2935: COVID-19 Resurgence: Second Review of Alert Levels Finance No
25 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2784: Landcorp Farming Limited - Terms of Reference State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
25 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2906: Correspondence from the Mayor of the Marlborough District Council State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
25 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2950: Air NZ Annual Results Announcements QA Finance No
26 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2979: Call with Bill Morneau Finance No
27 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2668: Briefing on ACC's 2019/20 Fourth Quarter Report Finance; ACC No
27 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2920: Public Finance Act Delegation for STAPP and ITO Loans Finance No
27 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2948: Weekly Status Report 27 August 2020 Finance No
28 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Social Development T2020/2783: Modifications to the Covid-19 Leave Support Scheme Finance; Workplace Relations and Safety No
28 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2879: Weekly Status Report 20 August 2020 Finance No
28 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2898: Air NZ Annual Results Announcement Finance No
28 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2963: Weekly Economic Update 28 August 2020 Finance Weekly Economic Update - 28 August 2020
28 Aug 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2965: Experimental estimates of New Zealand's Wealth Distribution Finance No
28 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment T2020/2986: Vote Business, Science and Innovation: Authority to Spend against MCA Category Inadvertently Omitted from the 2020/21 Estimates Finance; Economic Development No
31 Aug 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet T2020/3005: Canterbury Multi-Use Arena: Final Advice on Funding Agreement Finance; Greater Christchurch Regeneration No
31 Aug 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/3015: Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update 2020 - Fiscal Forecasts Finance No