Crown accounts show first partial-year surplus since 2009 – but it could be a flash in the pan.
Rob Hosking Wed, 11 Mar 2015
The latest government accounts show a surplus for the seven months to January.
Figures released this morning from the Treasury show a $77 million surplus for the period, $712 million above a forecast deficit due to higher tax revenue and lower expenses.
This does not mean the government’s much
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