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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Politics
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Coalition and opposition argue over whether budget is ‘transformational’

But will it improve wellbeing?

Brent Edwards Thu, 30 May 2019

National Party finance spokesperson Amy Adams has criticised the government for basing its economic plan on a $1 billion subsidy for KiwiRail.

Today’s budget allocated that money over the next two years to pay for an upgrade of the rail tracks and the replacement of locomotives, carriages and

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Brent Edwards Thu, 30 May 2019
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