Forecast slump in economic activity ‘catastrophic’, Goldsmith says
‘If going back into lockdown is the first lever that the government keeps pulling that is very difficult for the economy.’
Brent Edwards
Wed, 26 Aug 2020
The economic damage caused by the response to the Covid-19 pandemic is beginning to mount up, prompting the National Party to argue lockdowns should not be the automatic response to new cases being found.
In its latest quarterly predictions, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research is
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Brent Edwards
Wed, 26 Aug 2020
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Forecast slump in economic activity ‘catastrophic’, Goldsmith says
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