Higher taxes, more debt, GDP growth or cuts in other areas? A bigger defence budget will mean shifts in economic activity and tradeoffs in spending priorities.
- Lecturer in Economics and Director, Business Taught Masters Programme, University of Canterbury
Treasury’s half year update tells the story of a sluggish economy and weaker tax take. While 2025 could be the year New Zealand’s economic fortunes lift, it depends on a number of factors.
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It has been decades since many countries have faced significant rises in inflation. But thanks to the invasion of Ukraine and COVID-19, we are now having to learn just what rising inflation means.
Our experts weigh up the winners and losers in a budget that had to balance an immediate cost-of-living crisis with long-term ambitions for health and climate change.
The call for GST exemptions on food is a regular feature of New Zealand politics, but it’s far from the simple cost of living solution many seem to think it is.
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