Dear Matthew

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From: Matthew Hooton <[FOI #26712 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 3:44 PM
To: Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY]
<[The Treasury request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Inflationary Impacts of Tax Cuts
vs Deficit Reduction

Dear The Treasury,

1. Under the Official Information Act, I request all advice to ministers
or their staff prepared since the formation of the Coalition Government on
the probable inflationary effects of personal-tax cuts (defined broadly to
include increased Working for Families tax credits, adjustments to
income-tax thresholds and other matters mentioned in the National Party
tax policy for the 2023 election referred to in the National-Act and
National-NZ First Coalition agreements), compared with reducing the
operating, OBEGAL and/or core Crown residual cash deficits by the same
amount as the fiscal impact of any personal-tax cuts.

2. I understand from the Minister of Finance's recent speech that advice
is being prepared on the probable inflationary effects of personal-tax
cuts compared with maintaining or increasing core Crown expenses by the
same amount as the fiscal impact of any personal-tax cuts. Please do not
confuse my request with that quite different work.

3. Nevertheless, it seems to me that, in the interests of increasing
progressively the availability of official information to the people of
New Zealand in order to enable their more effective participation in the
making and administration of laws and policies and to promote the
accountability of Ministers of the Crown and officials, and thereby to
enhance respect for the law and to promote the good government of New
Zealand, it would be highly desirable for the information I have requested
in 1 above not to be publicly released any later that the information
referred to in 2 above. In practice, I suspect that means it should be
released on or before Budget Day.

4. Thank you in anticipation of your prompt and professional response to
this request as soon as reasonably practicable as required by law.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Hooton

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Good morning Matthew,

Thank you for your message, this response has been determined to be released as per the standard OIA timelines. As such a response will be delivered by 10 June 2024.

Niko White | Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ōhanga – The Treasury
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Hooton <[FOI #26712 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2024 9:21 AM
To: Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY] <[The Treasury request email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Inflationary Impacts of Tax Cuts vs Deficit Reduction

Dear Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY],

Thank you for your reply. That is all fine. In fact I am very keen for my OIA response to be published.

As you may know, I asked the Minister's Office and Treasury Communications yesterday morning whether it would be possible to have this information by lunchtime yesterday to help inform my New Zealand Herald column today.

Alas it was not. However, I would be most grateful if I could have the information by close-of-business on Wednesday 29 May in order for it to help inform my public commentary on the Budget.

I would also be perfectly happy if the information were made universally available that day, including on the Treasury website.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Yours sincerely

Matthew Hooton

-----Original Message-----

Dear Matthew

Your request under the Official Information Act 1982, was received on 10 May 2024. A response will be provided in accordance with the Act.

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Ngâ mihi

Niko | Ministerial Advisor | Te Tai Ôhanga – The Treasury Visit us online at [1]https://treasury.govt.nz/ and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram [UNCLASSIFIED]

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