English picks Joyce for his finance minister, unveils large surpluses
The political risk is Mr Joyce is not so much of a new face.
Rob Hosking Thu, 08 Dec 2016
"Just to pre-empt any questions you might have, if I am elected leader of the National Party, Steven Joyce will be the finance minister," Bill English closed his briefing on the Half Yearly Economic and Fiscal Update at the Treasury today.
The comment, almost a throwaway one, came at the end of
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