We have received feedback on a range of relevant issues from submitters. This feedback has helped determine the topics and areas under consideration for any possible changes to the remit.
“We were pleased with the feedback received. Written submissions and workshops with people across New Zealand helped us understand the public’s considered and informed perspectives on a range of issues, including inflation and unemployment,” Chief Economist, Paul Conway says.
In the first round of consultation, we asked New Zealanders for their views about:
- the economy
- what matters to them
- how the decisions we make can affect their daily lives.
The feedback will be used to narrow down recommended options for the future Remit that guides the decision-making of our Monetary Policy Committee.
Every 5 years, we review the Remit to make sure it is robust and relevant to future changes in the economy.
The consultation window opened on 1 June 2022 alongside the release of the first consultation paper — Supporting New Zealand’s economic stability – Toitū te Ōhanga, and closed on 15 July 2022. The consultation paper set out the high-level issues and options for any potential redesign of the remit. It asked questions around broad themes relevant to the remit — for example, economic wellbeing, achieving price stability and maximum sustainable employment and the broader context for monetary policy.
Today we have published a summary of submissions from the first public consultation presenting the key issues and themes. You can view the individual submissions, survey results, a summary of the discussion workshops carried out by an independent research group (Kantar) and a summary of submissions on our website.
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“We are grateful for the valuable views and insights raised in the public submissions, including some expert perspectives, which we will factor into the next stages of our work on the Remit review," Mr Conway says.
Following the first consultation, the Minister of Finance was provided with advice on the scope of the review.
The Minister discussed this with Reserve Bank officials and endorsed the proposed set of topics and scope of the Remit advice.
We expect to conclude the second round of consultation by early next year and following that we will finalise advice for the Minister of Finance,” Mr Conway says.
Summary of submissions
- Summary of submissions from the first public consultation (PDF, 581KB)
- Dynata Report — online survey on public preferences for inflation and unemployment (PDF, 966KB)
- Kantar Report — discussion workshops in Auckland, Wellington, Napier and Christchurch (PDF, 1.6MB)
- Combined individual submissions (PDF, 2.49MB)
- Survey Monkey submissions (PDF, 973KB)
Ministerial advice and response
- Report on the scope of advice on the Monetary Policy Committee’s remit (PDF, 339KB)
- Report on additional monetary policy tools in the scope of advice (PDF, 186KB)
- Letter from the Minister of Finance to the Governor (PDF, 168KB)
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