Budget 2020: Economists deliver post-Budget hangover
While broadly supportive of the Budget economists are wary of high debt and rosy forecasts
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Budget 2020: Unlocking Covid-19 war chest needed but small business owner fears years of debt
"Maybe the kids will benefit from it in their twenties."
Comment: Budget leaves many tourism operators hanging on by a thread
The tourist sector says the budget delivers a welcome message.
Matthew Hooton: Is Govt expecting second Covid-like shock?
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Comment: The post-virus future for SMEs is digital
The world has changed and SMEs need to change with it.
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PM says transtasman bubble can't risk impacting on very low rates of the virus in NZ.
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Job losses and closure for Playcentre Aotearoa unless funding increases
Playcentre boss says organisation gets a fraction of cash allocated to similar centres.
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The Government is eager to improve ferry transportation.
Education leaders welcome free trades training and lunches
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Live: Wage subsidy may extend a third time; Govt strives to keep unemployment below 10%
Although there is more pain ahead for the economy, $50b is expected to limit the damage.
Audrey Young: Ardern v Bridges - the $10b wage subsidy and $20b blank cheque
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Fran O'Sullivan: This Budget arrests the immediate impact of Covid. What's next?
Rugby term fits $50b plan which reins in damage and sets Labour up for election.
Brian Fallow: Borrowing to reach the other side
Here and now is the priority — dealing with soaring debt is tomorrow's problem.
'Tsunami of debt' to cripple future generations: Simon Bridges
Bridges: Hundreds of billions in debt to be repaid in more taxes or by future generations.
Simon Wilson: Finally, a Budget for a 'green and pleasant land'
The Budget is far more transformational than it would have been without the crisis.
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Māori to get $900m to deal with Covid-19 fallout
The Government will spend $900 million in Budget 2020 to support whānau, hapū and iwi.
Budget 2020: Free school lunches needed more than ever, principals say
"It's never a 5 year-old's fault that they don't have food," said one principal.
Budget 2020: Scientists welcome modest bump for sector
Sector reassured that Government sees the importance of science.
Budget 2020: Free training for 100,000 students, apprentices
Free training for construction, engineering, agriculture, health.
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Budget 2020: Law and order by the numbers
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Budget 2020: Business welcomes focus on jobs, but unions say more needed
Unions says the Budget could have gone further to help essential workers.
Thomas Pippos: It's the economy stupid!
The Government dodged rather than addressed the tax bullet.
Watch: 'Get a haircut and a real job' - Winston gets snippy at Simon Bridges
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NZ 'big bang' budget more stimulative than expected, bond yields lift
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Budget 2020: $5b housing spend up questioned after Kiwibuild debacle
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Hamish Rutherford: A sea of red to save NZ from even worse
COMMENT: There is little debate about the need to spend big, but will it be enough?