Working families & small/med business. Reports analysing inflationary drivers, forecasts & ongoing analyses

J Bruning made this Official Information request to Grant Robertson

Response to this request is long overdue. By law Grant Robertson should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.

From: J Bruning

Dear Grant Robertson,

Please provide all papers, reports, advice, and memorandums, including appendices from December 1, 2021 onwards received by the Minister of Finance analysing:

[1] Inflationary pressures and key drivers impacting New Zealand.

[2] The economic and wellbeing (including risk and benefit) forecast following each successive interest rate increase:
(a) Impact on small and medium sized business activity.
(b) Consequence (economic and health-based) of mortgage increases to
(i) working families; and
(ii) small and medium sized businesses
(c) Potential implications of passed on price increases by businesses to working families (separate from mortgage costs).

[3] Quarterly/other analyses identifying the consequence of increased interest rates. The economic and wellbeing (including risk and benefit) consequences for those identified in ([2] above) as identified by official and researchers.

Thank you
Yours faithfully,

Yours faithfully,

J Bruning

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From: Hon Grant Robertson

Kia Ora, 
Thank you for contacting Hon Grant Robertson, Minister of
Finance, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Cyclone
Recovery, Leader of the House, MP for Wellington Central. 
 
The Minister considers all correspondence important and appreciates you
taking the time to write. As Hon Grant Robertson receives a large amount
of correspondence it is not always possible to personally reply to all
emails.  If your correspondence is diary related, requests will be
processed accordingly.  If your correspondence requires a response, you
can expect a response in due course.  If your correspondence relates to a
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Ngā mihi,
Office of Hon Grant Robertson
Member of Parliament for Wellington Central 
Minister of Finance | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Minister for
Cyclone Recovery | Leader of the House
Freepost: Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 |Ph:
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From: Hon Grant Robertson

Dear J Bruning

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 10 March 2023. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and in any event no later than 11 April 2023, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Kind regards

Private Secretary | Office of Hon Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Minister for Cyclone Recovery
Leader of the House
Member of Parliament for Wellington Central
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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From: J Bruning [mailto:[FOI #22063 email]]
Sent: Friday, 10 March 2023 4:58 PM
To: G Robertson (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Working families & small/med business. Reports analysing inflationary drivers, forecasts & ongoing analyses

Dear Grant Robertson,

Please provide all papers, reports, advice, and memorandums, including appendices from December 1, 2021 onwards received by the Minister of Finance analysing:

[1] Inflationary pressures and key drivers impacting New Zealand.

[2] The economic and wellbeing (including risk and benefit) forecast following each successive interest rate increase:
(a) Impact on small and medium sized business activity.
(b) Consequence (economic and health-based) of mortgage increases to
(i) working families; and
(ii) small and medium sized businesses
(c) Potential implications of passed on price increases by businesses to working families (separate from mortgage costs).

[3] Quarterly/other analyses identifying the consequence of increased interest rates. The economic and wellbeing (including risk and benefit) consequences for those identified in ([2] above) as identified by official and researchers.

Thank you
Yours faithfully,

Yours faithfully,

J Bruning

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Private Secretary | Office of Hon Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Minister for Cyclone Recovery
Leader of the House
Member of Parliament for Wellington Central
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: J Bruning [mailto:[FOI #22063 email]]
Sent: Friday, 10 March 2023 4:58 PM
To: G Robertson (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Working families & small/med business. Reports analysing inflationary drivers, forecasts & ongoing analyses

Dear Grant Robertson,

Please provide all papers, reports, advice, and memorandums, including appendices from December 1, 2021 onwards received by the Minister of Finance analysing:

[1] Inflationary pressures and key drivers impacting New Zealand.

[2] The economic and wellbeing (including risk and benefit) forecast following each successive interest rate increase:
(a) Impact on small and medium sized business activity.
(b) Consequence (economic and health-based) of mortgage increases to
(i) working families; and
(ii) small and medium sized businesses
(c) Potential implications of passed on price increases by businesses to working families (separate from mortgage costs).

[3] Quarterly/other analyses identifying the consequence of increased interest rates. The economic and wellbeing (including risk and benefit) consequences for those identified in ([2] above) as identified by official and researchers.

Thank you
Yours faithfully,

Yours faithfully,

J Bruning

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #22063 email]

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If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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