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Will better budget forecasts pose govt spending expectations problems?

Allocations for new spending will be increased, given the state of the books.

Brent Edwards Tue, 18 May 2021

At least one thing this Thursday’s budget will deliver is much rosier economic and fiscal forecasts than in last year’s budget.

Then, New Zealand was staring down the barrel of a long and deep recession caused by the Covid-19 lockdown and continued expected disruptions to economic activity.

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Brent Edwards Tue, 18 May 2021
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