Shamubeel Eaqub

Auckland

Contributor at Freelance

Economist, author, commentator.

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Interview: Shamubeel Eaqub on an even tighter Budget for 2025/26

2 weeks ago | thekaka.substack.com | Bernard Hickey |Shamubeel Eaqub

I spoke last night with Simplicity Chief Economist and Head of Policy about the Government's latest budget policy tightening, the risks for infrastructure investment and a potential dampening of GDP growth.
Social Cohesion in New Zealand

1 month ago | helenclark.foundation | Shamubeel Eaqub |Rosie Collins

Is New Zealand's social fabric fraying? While much has been written about social cohesion, there have only been sporadic efforts to measure it. Our new report, Social Cohesion in New Zealand, provides a broad thematic measure with Australian comparison. In 2024, 49% of New Zealanders agreed with positive statements that indicate social cohesion. In Australia, comparable questions gave a higher score at 56%.
The Waikato Times

Jul 14, 2024 | waikatotimes.co.nz | Shamubeel Eaqub |Selena Eaqub
Opinion: Budget 2024 lives up to a dispiriting tradition of short-termism

May 30, 2024 | rnz.co.nz | Shamubeel Eaqub

Opinion - What are the generational effects of Budget 2024? It's a bit complicated, because some decisions today will be felt differently across different generations - but actions (or more importantly inactions) will also affect future generations when current decision-makers are long gone. The focus on Budgets tends to be quite short-term because they set out detailed spending goals for the coming financial year, and a broader plan for the following three years.
Why institutional landlords should be better for renters than 'accidental' landlords on Apple Podcasts

May 18, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Shamubeel Eaqub

Generation Rent author Shamubeel Eaqub looks at where renting's at in NZ, where it has come from and where it's heading
The false promises of cost of living solutions

Sep 18, 2023 | thepost.co.nz | Shamubeel Eaqub

Cost of living front of mind for most New Zealanders heading into this electionShamubeel Eaqub is an economist, and a writer and commentator on economic issues. OPINION: The high cost of living is hurting and there are no quick political fixes. The Reserve Bank should get on with its job, and politicians should protect the most vulnerable and take a non-partisan, long-term approach to make our economy more competitive and productive.
Budget 2023: Keeping up with costs, a splash on investments

May 17, 2023 | rnz.co.nz | Shamubeel Eaqub

Opinion - Budget 2023 was dressed up as 'no frills'. In some ways that was the case. A lot of the increases in spending were just to keep up with the increase in prices, for example increasing welfare payments. There was one clear highlight: Commitment to invest $77 billion in our massive infrastructure deficit. An election year Budget is inherently political. The Budget is the agreed base on which political parties will look to change how they spend, invest, tax and borrow.
Tax system needs change, but is anyone brave enough to do it?

Apr 25, 2023 | stuff.co.nz | Shamubeel Eaqub

Shamubeel Eaqub is an economist at Sense Partners. OPINION: Inland Revenue and Treasury’s new work on high-wealth individuals raises an old but important question: What income should be taxed? Faced with twin challenges of an ageing population (and thus lower proportion of workers who pay the lion’s share of taxes) and the cost of ageing and nation-building out of our huge infrastructure deficit, who will pay? Should we squeeze a shrinking share of young workers more, or do we need a rethink?