Bill English

The goverment is looking for savings of at least ten percent or 20 million dollars from its latest round of public service reforms and won't rule out cutting services if it can't meet that goal. Audio

Bill English, Finance Minister. Audio

The Labour Party is criticising the Government for pushing through its budget cuts to Kiwisaver and Working for Families under urgency. Audio

So with some of those critics saying families and lower income earners have been hit too hard, and others saying he's been too cautious in stimulating economic growth, the Finance Minister Bill… Audio

Here's the Finance Minister Bill English. Audio

Budget speech for 2011. Audio

As the Government prepares to cut its contributions to Kiwisaver, the Finance Minister says there's no plan to review MPs superannuation. Audio

The Finance Minister Bill English won't be drawn on when the Government might get its books back into surplus but agrees the job is looking increasingly difficult. Audio

The Government says it will spend about 8-and-a-half billion dollars over the next few years rebuilding quake-devastated Christchurch. Audio

Finance Minister Bill English discusses the AMI situation. Audio

The pressure is on embattled insurer AMI to find investors so it doesn't have to resort to a half billion dollar Government rescue package. Audio

Finance Minister, Bill English, outlines the recently announced package to help AMI. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the Government is not prepared to penny pinch when it comes to providing money for the Rugby World Cup. Audio

The Labour Party says the Finance Minister Bill English must resign after news the Government's decision to bail out South Canterbury Finance investors will cost the taxpayers more than a billion… Audio

Bill English joined Morning Report. Audio

Bill English joined Morning Report. Audio

The country appears to have dodged a double-dip recession at the end of 2010. Fgures show the economy grew by zero-point-two per cent in the final three months of last year - reversing a similar size… Audio

The Finance Minister says the Government will cover the ten billion dollar cost of the Christchurch earthquake by borrowing more rather than cutting spending or putting up taxes. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, says he doesn't want taxpayers to end up footing the bill for future failures in the financial sector once the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme expires at the end of… Audio

The Treasury is forecasting the Christchurch earthquake will slow economic activity, taking about 15 billion dollars out of the economy over the next five years. Audio