Brian Easton: Do We Take Regulatory Impact Statements Seriously?

The Sorry Story of Earthquake-Prone Buildings.

The Treasury requires that when new or amended legislation is proposed, a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) be provided – ‘a high-level summary of the problem being addressed, the options and their associated costs and benefits, the consultation undertaken, and the proposed arrangements for implementation and review’.

Robert MacCulloch: The NZ Treasury has Misled the New Government....

....& failed National Cert. of Educ. Achievement Economics

Today the new government has started the process of changing the law so the Reserve Bank's single focus will be on price stability, rather than both price stability and higher employment. Why? Because those advocating for a single mandate emphasize the costs of inflation over time.