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Budget 2023 headlines with summaries.
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NZ is finally making progress on child poverty – but a 'no frills' budget puts that at risk
17 May 2023Analysis - Budget 2023 marks "half-time" for the Labour government's long-term child poverty targets. It's an ideal point in the 10-year project to take stock and see what's worked and what hasn't.
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Don't forget the climate, govt warned ahead of Budget
16 May 2023The government's warning about a 'no frills' Budget is tempering expectations about a big climate spend.
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'They need to actually put out their plan' - Hipkins on Nats' fiscal transparency policy
16 May 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has derided the National Party's plans for tax receipts as "bumper sticker slogans", and says the party needs to show what they would cut. Audio
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Cash-strapped hospices look at cutting services
15 May 2023Some of the country's biggest hospices are warning they will have to cut some services, if they do not get an urgent cash injection from the government.
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Luxon unveils trio of fiscal transparency policies
National's leader says people deserve to know what the government is spending money on - Hipkins says "if this is the best they can come up with I think maybe it's time for them to go back to the…
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Watch: PM Hipkins announces new schools, more classrooms
15 May 2023Chris Hipkins says the funding today will maintain the momentum of the government's funding of about 4000 student places every three months.
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Forestry Minister 'not shocked' by damning slash report
15 May 2023Peeni Henare says Tai Rāwhiti locals are thankful for forestry as it put bread and butter on the table but are looking towards new opportunities in the future. Audio
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ACT alternative budget highlights tax, prison bed policies
15 May 2023The ACT Party is proposing to condense income tax brackets, slash the number of public servants and increase prison beds in its alternative budget.
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Cyclone and flood recovery support must be fiscally sustainable - Robertson
15 May 2023New Zealand needs to prepare for the reality that weather events such as Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods will continue to happen 'more and more', the finance minister says. Audio
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'It will be a journey' - Councils, opposition react to cyclone recovery package
15 May 2023Councils in some of the regions hit hardest by Cyclone Gabrielle are relieved the government is promising to pay for the repair job on local roads, so the cost will not fall back on ratepayers.
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Government announces $1 billion in spending to help with flood, cyclone recovery
14 May 2023A nearly-billion dollar flood and cyclone recovery package will go towards road, rail and school repairs, flood protection, and mental health support.
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National, ACT pour scorn on Robertson's $1b-a-year savings
11 May 2023Opposition parties are rubbishing Finance Minister Grant Robertson's cost savings, saying $1 billion a year is nothing in the context of how much extra it's spending. Audio
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Watch: Govt finds $4b in savings for its 'no-frills' Budget, Robertson says
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says next week's Budget will contain $4 billion of savings and reprioritisations over the next four years.
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Green investment bank's pool of capital now $700m after government cash injection
9 May 2023In a pre-Budget announcement, Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the government had nearly doubled the amount of money in its green investment bank.
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Small business owners want helping hand in Budget 2023
Small business owners are holding out little hope that the upcoming Budget 2023 will ease their financial woes.
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New Zealand increases Defence Force pay rates, funding
8 May 2023The government's Budget this year will boost Defence Force pay rates by $4000 to $15,000, at a cost of $419 million, plus $328m on assets and infrastructure.
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New fleet of trains for Kāpiti Coast and Wairarapa
29 Apr 2023A fleet of 18 new trains will be bought for Kāpiti and Wairarapa to replace the current ones and provide capacity for another 1.5 million trips, the government has announced.
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Budget 2023: Borrowing may be 'sacrificial lamb' for government, economist says
An economist is predicting Labour could end up borrowing more than it planned for this year's Budget given the "immense competing interests" it is facing.
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Political Editors panel: Wealth, tax, and the Budget
28 Apr 2023Morning Report - RNZ and TVNZ's political editors Jane Patterson and Jessica Mutch McKay talk over this week's tax reports and early signals about the Budget. Audio
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Politicians navigate fresh tax debate ahead of 'no frills' Budget
29 Apr 2023Focus on Politics: Staring down the costs of Cyclone Gabrielle and rising prices, Labour will struggle to offer voters Budget sweetness - and has a fraught history with tax policy. Audio
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Road transport industry says roading investment strategy desperately needed
28 Apr 2023A national roading strategy is needed address current problems with the poor roading network but also to plan for preventative work, road transport operators say. Audio
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Luxon: Labour's no-frills commitment 'too little, too late'
27 Apr 2023National Party leader Christopher Luxon is not impressed with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' pre-Budget statements, and neither are ACT and the Greens.
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Carbon neutral 2050: 'Imperative we get on with it' to prevent cost blowouts, scientist says
27 Apr 2023It will be more costly for New Zealand to try and become carbon neutral in the future if it does not pick up the pace now, one of the climate change commissioners warns. Audio
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No cyclone levy, capital gains or wealth tax in Budget - PM Chris Hipkins
27 Apr 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out an additional levy to pay for the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods, and says the upcoming Budget will be "no frills".
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