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July 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 July 2020 titles of advice to the Minister of Finance
Document date Title Portfolios Document available
1 Jul 2020 Joint Report by Inland Revenue and the Treasury BN2020/340 T2020/2198: Aide Memoire: Update on the use of tax relief schemes Finance; Revenue No
1 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1204: Finance Portfolio - GSFA and Productivity Commission: Outcome of Due Diligence Process Finance No
1 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1887: Changes to Australia's Foreign Investment Regime Finance No
1 Jul 2020 Cabinet Committee Briefing T2020/1958: Briefing for Cabinet Economic Development Committee Wednesday 24 June 2020 Finance No
1 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2067: Response to the Manufacturers' Network's Skills Shift Finance No
1 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2147: Follow-up FEC questions - Vote Finance Estimates and Fiscal Strategy Report Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/321: Provisional Tax Issues Finance; Revenue No
2 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2001: Radio New Zealand Ltd and Television New Zealand Ltd: Director Fee Approvals for 2020/21 Finance; Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media No
2 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2084: Finance Portfolio - GSFA and Productivity Commission: Documentation to Confirm Appointments Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2102: Event Briefing with Lower Hutt Businesses on 25 June 2020 Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2162: Joint SSC/Treasury Aide Memoire: MOGSSER Meeting of 25 June 2020 Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2180: KiwiRail Equity Drawdown to Fund Multiple Projects Deputy Prime Minister; Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2182: Meeting with Canadian Minister of Finance, Hon Bill Morneau Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2206: Bank of Canada comments on negative interest rates Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2214: Border settings: establishing a co-payment scheme Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2216: Update on Support for Displaced Workers Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2222: Release of He Kāhui Waiora, 9 July 2020 Finance No
2 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Ministry of Transport T2020/2226: Speaking points for UNISCS Ministers for Cabinet Economic Development Committee (DEV) Wednesday 1 July Finance; Transport; Regional Economic Development No
3 Jul 2020 Joint Report by Inland Revenue and the Treasury IR2020/348 T2020/2220: Clarification of treatment of write-off threshold Finance; Revenue No
3 Jul 2020 Cabinet Committee Briefing T2020/1692: Briefing for Cabinet Economic Development Committee Wednesday 3 June 2020 Finance No
3 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2000: Ōtākaro Ltd: Director Fee Approvals for 2020/21 Finance; Greater Christchurch Regeneration No
3 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2215: Local Government Financing and LGFA Debt Covenants Finance No
3 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2240: Lodging of CRRF Round Two Cabinet Paper and Approval of Two Multi-Category Appropriations Finance Information Release: Budget 2020: Key Documents
3 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2251: Weekly Economic Update 3 July 2020 Finance Weekly Economic Update - 3 July 2020
6 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2003: SOE Portfolio (delegated): Director Fee Approvals for 2020/21 State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
6 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2254: Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) Amendment Act 2020: Proposed clarification of treatment of new business entities Finance No
6 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/624: Proactive Release of Letters of Expectation 2020/21 State Owned Enterprises; Finance; Earthquake Commission; Greater Christchurch Regeneration; Education; Biosecurity; Agriculture; Internal Affairs; Justice No
7 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1832: Business Support – Stocktake and Next Steps Finance No
7 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1845: The Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the eleven months ended 31 May 2020 Finance No
7 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1980: Treasury BFGS Proactive Release Finance No
7 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1999: Animal Control Products Ltd and Crown Irrigation Investments Ltd: Director Fee Approvals for 2020/21 Finance; Biosecurity; Agriculture No
7 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2292: Timeframes for provision of 2019/20 end-of-year performance information by Ministers Finance Information Release: Reporting on COVID-19
8 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1890: Hawke's Bay Airport Ltd Loan Agreement State Owned Enterprises; Finance Unite against COVID-19
9 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2099: Responding to the Regulations Review Committee's concerns about the Overseas Investment Amendment Regulations Finance No
9 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2151: Public Trust - Statement of Intent 2021-24 and Statement of Performance Expectations 2020/21 Finance; Justice No
9 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2330: New Zealand Lotteries Commission: Deferring Board Fee Increase Finance; Internal Affairs No
9 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2354: Update on Transmission Gully PPP negotiations Finance; Transport; Infrastructure No
9 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2380: Weekly Economic Update 10 July 2020 Finance Weekly Economic Update - 10 July 2020
10 Jul 2020 Inland Revenue Report BN2020/353: Permanent loss carry-back project plan Finance; Revenue No
10 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2002: SOE Portfolio (non-delegated): Director Fee Approvals for 2020/21 State Owned Enterprises; Finance; Urban Development No
10 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2272: Weekly Status Report 09 July 2020 Finance No
13 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2188: Firm Support State of Play Report (as at 9 July 2020) Finance No
14 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1269: Cabinet Legislation Committee approval to introduce the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bill Finance No
14 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment T2020/2221: WorkSafe New Zealand’s request to draw down contingency funding Finance; Workplace Relations and Safety No
14 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2270: Investing in the Treasury’s Debt Management Function Finance No
15 Jul 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/330: Tax Policy Work Programme update Finance; Revenue No
15 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2164: Ministerial Satisfaction with Policy Advice from the Treasury Finance No
15 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2425: Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation: Documentation to Confirm Appointment Finance No
15 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2441: Regional Economic Briefing: Wairarapa Finance No
15 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2450: Aide Memoire: Event briefing for Minister's visit to Southland Finance No
16 Jul 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5697: Financial Market Infrastructures Bill - Outstanding Policy Issues Finance No
16 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1699: Revised Indemnity Request for Provincial Growth Fund Limited Finance No
16 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2133: MetService and Quotable Value - SCIs and Business Plans 2020/21 State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
16 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Transport T2020/2205: Further advice on the NZ Upgrade Programme Establishment Reports Finance; Transport No
16 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Transport T2020/2379: City Rail Link Limited - Special Resolution in Lieu of Annual Meeting Finance; Transport No
16 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Health T2020/2396: District Health Board 2020/21 Annual Plans Fiscal Risk Assessment Finance; Ministerial Services No
16 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2427: Appointment of Temporary Alternate Governor of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Finance No
16 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2430: Update on non-deposit taking lenders Finance No
16 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2440: RBNZ Bill board transition process Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/1886: Economic Response: Overseas Investment Amendment Regulations (No 2): talking points for LEG Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2342: Crown Financial Institutions: June Performance Update Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2368: Upcoming decisions on the Earthquake Commission Finance; Earthquake Commission No
17 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2381: Weekly Status Report 16 July 2020 Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2403: Public Service Legislation Bill: Committee of the Whole House stage and Third Reading speech Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2433: Initial comments on Te Pae Kahurangi, Crown Research Institute Collective Review Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2434: COVID-19 Proactive Release Tranche Three State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2458: Speaking points for the Central and Local Government Forum metro sector follow-up, 17 July 2020 Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Health T2020/2469: Ministers of Health and Finance – monthly ‘Health Check-Up’, 30 July 2020 Finance; Health No
17 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2471: Weekly Economic Update 17 July 2020 Finance Weekly Economic Update - 17 July 2020
17 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2472: Notes for the next Tourism Recovery Ministers Meeting Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment T2020/2488: Appropriations for Infrastructure Reference Group Projects Finance; Energy and Resources No
17 Jul 2020 Cabinet Committee Briefing T2020/2497: Briefing for Cabinet Environment, Energy and Climate Thursday 23 July 2020 Finance No
17 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Health T2020/922: Health Sector Transfers (Christchurch Hospital Hagley Facility) Order 2020 Finance; Health No
20 Jul 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5698: Proactive Release of Cabinet Paper and Related Documents: Managing Cash Quality in NZ & RIA Finance No
20 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment T2020/1954: Future of Work Forum 27 July 2020 Finance No
20 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2031: Stockton Mine Finance No
20 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2438: Government Superannuation Fund Authority and Productivity Commission: Appointments (at APH Committee 22 July 2020) Finance No
20 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Department of Internal Affairs T2020/2459: Initial draw down of Three Waters Infrastructure Investment and Service Delivery Reform Programme tagged contingency Finance; Local Government; Internal Affairs; Infrastructure No
20 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2473: Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update 2020 - Key Judgements and Assumptions Finance No
20 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2506: Guardians Board Appointment (at APH Committee on 22 July 2020) Finance No
21 Jul 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5703: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Designated Settlement System – ASXCF) Order 2020 Finance No
21 Jul 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/358: Report by the Controller and Auditor-General into Business Transformation’s benefit management practices Finance; Revenue No
21 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2152: The Future of Social Sector Commissioning Finance No
21 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2377: Proactive Release: Ending the Temporary Suspension of RIA Requirements, and Introducing New RIA Provisions for Future Emergencies Finance No
21 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2490: Questions regarding forecasts from the electricity companies State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
21 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2505: Meeting with Meridian Energy on Wednesday 22 July 2020 State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
21 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2508: Proactive Release of Material Relating to Introduction of the RBNZ Bill Finance No
22 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1998: NZ Green Investment Finance Ltd: Director Fee Approval for 2020/21 Finance No
22 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2465: Commercial Performance State of Play as at 22 July 2020 State Owned Enterprises; Finance No
22 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2535: Taranaki regional economic briefing Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Report 5701: RBNZ Provisional Dividend Recommendation for 2019/20 Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/323: 2020 Pre-Election Fiscal Update submission for Vote Revenue Finance; Revenue No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/153: Investor Confidence Rating Round 2, Tranche 4 Results Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1996: The Network for Learning Ltd and Education Payroll Ltd: Director Fee Approvals for 2020/21 Finance; Education No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2187: Budget 2020 Proactive Release: Tranche Two Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2364: Indemnifying the Reserve Bank for further Alternative Monetary Policy tools Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2397: Pre-election update on economic and tax forecasts Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2418: Imprest Supply (Second for 2020/21) Bill Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2452: COVID policy response: immediate options Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2456: Reserve Bank 2019/20 Dividend Recommendation Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2476: Firm Support State of Play Report (as at 23 July 2020) Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2530: Weekly Status Report 23 July 2020 Finance No
23 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2549: Weekly Economic Update 24 July 2020 Finance Weekly Economic Update - 24 July 2020
24 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2565: Material to support discussion at ERS: APEC hosting Cabinet paper Finance No
27 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Transport T2020/2544: Auckland Light Rail - next steps Finance; Transport No
28 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/1986: Increasing New Zealand Export Credit’s Loan Guarantee risk appetite to support exporters’ recovery Finance; Trade and Export Growth No
28 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2594: Cabinet meeting talking points for LGFA liquidity facility extension Finance No
28 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2600: Indemnifying the Reserve Bank for further Alternative Monetary Policy tools: DEV talking points Finance No
28 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2614: Framework for the Oversight and Support of Pay Equity claims in the Funded sector: Discussion at GOV on 30 July Finance; State Services No
29 Jul 2020 Inland Revenue Report IR2020/377: Treasury and Inland Revenue tax forecasts for the 2020 Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update Finance; Revenue No
29 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2176: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 2020-25 Funding Agreement Proactive Release Finance No
29 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2536: Treasury meeting with Te Arawa Finance No
29 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2616: Meeting with the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation Finance No
30 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2114: PREFU 2020 Specific Fiscal Risks Finance No
30 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2374: Topics for Five Treasurers meeting chaired by New Zealand Finance No
30 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2423: Proactive Release of additional Letters of Expectation 2020-21 State Owned Enterprises; Finance; Earthquake Commission No
30 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2428: Elevate NZ Venture Capital Fund - Uncalled Capital Contribution Agreement Finance; Economic Development No
30 Jul 2020 Joint Report by the Treasury and Ministry of Social Development T2020/2636: COVID-19 Income Relief payment – Characteristics and uptake Finance; Social Development No
30 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2638: Economically Significant Business - Oral Item for DEV 5 August Finance No
30 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2651: Weekly Status Report 30 July 2020 Finance No
31 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2634: Third report on delivery of specific CRRF and Budget 2020 initiatives Finance No
31 Jul 2020 Treasury Report T2020/2653: IRG Projects - final project approval process Finance; Infrastructure No
31 Jul 2020 Aide Memoire T2020/2695: Information to Support the New Minister for ACC on ACC Board Appointments Finance; ACC No