4172 (2026). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Minister of Finance

Written Question

Published date: 02 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	4172 (2026)
Question asked:	15 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Chlöe Swarbrick
Portfolio:	Minister of Finance
Minister replying:	Hon Nicola Willis
Answer received:	23 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_04172_2026
Document guid:	df381dd7-449e-42d6-9cfa-07c19a23d116

4172 (2026). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Minister of Finance: What advice, briefings, reports, aide-memoirs or other advice has she received, if any, on a potential bank profits levy or tax rule, listed by title and date?

Hon Nicola Willis: I am advised that the Treasury publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the middle of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here: https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/budgets/titles-advice-ministers it is my view that the application of additional resources to answer this and similar questions now is not a good use of taxpayer funds and therefore not in the public interest.