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Edwards on Politics
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Boring budgets are still worth scrutinising

ANALYSIS: Despite plenty of focus on $6b of new spending, the other $114b just as important.

Brent Edwards Thu, 12 May 2022

Next week Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivers his fifth budget and already the news media are building up expectations.

It is news media practice to over-hype expectations before a budget, and then express disappointment along the lines of ‘is that all there is?’

Robertson’s

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Brent Edwards Thu, 12 May 2022
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