The government forecasts a return to a fiscal surplus in 2028/29, driven by stronger economic growth, rising wages, and reduced debt, with significant savings from lower interest costs on public debt.
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A big week for New Zealand Inc. cash rate call today, as we've already talked about. Tomorrow's the budget. There's less than no money and operating allowance of 2.1 billion. There will be savings, of course, so therefore a reprioritization of spending. But essentially she's as tight as and it's election year. So how to handle it. Stephen Joyce has been there and done that, and he's with us. Morning to you. Morning, Mike, how are you? Very well, thank you. Is it any easier if you've got no money at all? So therefore the decisions are sort of made for you.
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Steven Joyce: Former Finance Minister previews Budget 2026, backs public sector cutsSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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