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Opinion: Tax cut debate aside early signs are that the Budget will be well-balanced
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It's understood other budgeting providers across the country have also been cut.
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Govt promises to reinvest public sector cost savings in ‘critical front-line services'
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An economist says new spending is debt-funded while we're in deficit.
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Government cuts will hit Pasifika communities hard
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Willis has conceded she won’t be able to get the books back in shape quickly.
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Willis concedes Govt books won't be back in shape quickly
Finance Minister avoids unveiling likely size of Budget 2024.
Focus: Finance Minister Nicola Willis reveals Budget policy for 2024
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PM not ruling out new taxes or cuts to promised tax cuts as fiscal warnings grow
Christopher Luxon also wouldn't say there would be no new taxes on working people.
Ministry of Health staff told job losses likely as department tries to slash costs
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All eyes are now on the Budget.
Simon Wilson: Wayne Brown, the Auckland port and his questionable ‘future fund’
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Staff protest looming cuts to University of Waikato Library
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Auckland Council has proposed increasing rates about 7.5 per cent this year.
National still to calculate tax cuts; Labour says scrap them
The parties' finance spokespeople have sparred on radio about economic management.
How will the tax cuts be paid for?
The announcement contained few details on how tax relief will be delivered.