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Levels of unpaid GST triple, and PAYE and KiwiSaver debts double, since 2017.
John Roughan: The bad news about this week's Budget
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What Budget 2022 means for Wellington: From social housing to transport woes
No money for new trains, but $49m towards new homes for Pacific families in Porirua.
Claire Trevett: Will the Budget prove a bandaid for Labour's polling?
Grant Robertson is playing chicken with inflation - and it's far from certain he will win.
'Second class': Te Pāti Māori slams Māori arts funding as 'crumbs'
Te Matatini got $1m - but Symphony Orchestra got $3m and Royal NZ Ballet $7.5m.
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The Harry Potter of political announcements was spread across a whopping 170 pages.
Budget 2022: Property taxes will be gone 'immediately' - Luxon
Christopher Luxon says he would "immediately" axe Labour's tax on landlords.
Chlöe Swarbrick doco producers say film to be released after election
The publicly funded project has sparked criticism from Opposition parties.
NZ supports call for accountability for Russia war crimes
NZ has joined the US, UK, Australia and Canada in calling for accountability.
Live: Finance Minister pitches Budget to business leaders
"Scramble" to keep ahead of challenges, but recession not imminent, economist says.
Income insurance scheme a step closer as law passes
It means ACC can look into implementing the $3.5 billion income insurance scheme.
Audrey Young: Scomo bulldozes back into contention in last week of Oz election campaign
Has Scott Morrison carried off a masterstroke in the final week of the campaign?
The two Budget issues causing trouble for Auckland Council
Service cuts and deferring capital projects are on the cards at Auckland Transport.
Treasury warned against $350 cost of living payment
The department says the measure will 'add to inflationary pressures in the short term'.
Live: Robertson's inflation warning; critics target $27pw cost of living payment
The cost-of-living payment has been criticised for not going far enough.
National MP retires: 'The right time to step aside'
MP who was caught up in the battle between Simon Bridges and Judith Collins calls time.
Robertson's 'narrow path': Govt's billion-dollar 'roll of the dice'
Did Grant Robertson get the balance between spending too much and too little right?
Audrey Young: A lot of money doesn't go far in current crisis
OPINION: Kiwis have not yet been weaned off the Government's Covid teat.
Matthew Hooton: $7000 per household - the cost of Govt's Covid vaccine delay
Average household has already forked out around $5500 in extra taxes to help pay for it.
Shane Te Pou: Labour's cost-of-living payment blows National out of the water
OPINION: Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis looked stunned.
Simon Wilson: Can we stop talking about the 'squeezed middle' now?
The Budget gets quite a lot right, but that doesn't make it great.
Budget 2022: Treasury warns tax increases needed to fund spending
Treasury has warned that inflation will hit the Government's finances.
Budget 2022: First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up
Big jump in some price caps for aspiring first home owners - but prices vary nationwide.
'For some of us it is a life-and-death decision': Pharmac boost not enough, patients say
Ill patients say lack of Budget funding for new drugs means some of them will die sooner.
Spies, cyberattack initiatives get more money in Budget 2022
Counter-terrorism and cyberwar protection get millions in today's Budget.
Govt confident 'record' health spend will address inequities
Te Pāti Māori has slammed the funding, which makes up just 2 per cent of health spending.
New public TV and radio entity gets $327m funding boost
The new public broadcaster will be switched on in July next year.
Focus: Finance Minister Grant Robertson on Budget 2022
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Budget 2022: $350 cash payment for 2m Kiwis - just enough for a ticket to Aussie, say Nats
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Budget 2022: Millions for RMA overhaul, biodiversity plan
Aside from Govt's big climate spend, Budget 2022 comes with some other green bonuses.
Focus: Grant Robertson outlines health investment
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Manukau port study, extended fares cuts and funds boost for light rail
Government's Budget contains more than $200m for detailed plans for light rail.