New Zealand government policy debate over the target and timeline for returning the Crown's operating accounts to a fiscal surplus, including the Budget strategies and trade-offs involved in achieving and maintaining a positive budget balance.
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government projects return to surplus by 2028/29
Willis: Banks would be 'unwise' to pass new levy onto customersfiscal target achieved ahead of schedule
Surplus a noble aim, but what about living standards?Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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