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Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity

Written by Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has warned her 2025 “Growth Budget” will be “one of the tightest budgets in a decade”, with plans to reduce spending by billions.

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