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Business satisfied but unions say Budget came up short

BUDGET 2018: CTU criticises government for not spending up to 30% of GDP in budget. Watch our post-Budget panel discussion.

Brent Edwards
Fri, 18 May 2018

Business appears relatively satisfied with the coalition government’s first Budget but unions say it has come up short for many of Labour’s supporters.

BusinessNZ economist John Pask says it was important it was a no surprises Budget so the market reaction was generally positive. As well, the

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Brent Edwards
Fri, 18 May 2018
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