Treasury argues case that fiscal prudence is good for wellbeing
Politics: Grant Robertson has been boringly repetitive about the need for fiscal responsibility.
Brent Edwards
Thu, 18 Mar 2021
How important is it that the government keeps its debt as a proportion of GDP low?
Can it deliver on its promise to improve wellbeing and lift tens of thousands of children out of poverty if it keeps too tight a rein on the public purse?
Those sorts of questions might be at the heart of the
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Brent Edwards
Thu, 18 Mar 2021
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Treasury argues case that fiscal prudence is good for wellbeing
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