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Government finances, rising interest rates and falling polls

ANALYSIS: Grant Robertson was crowing about better-than-expected Government finances but interest rates continue to rise.

NBR political editor Brent Edwards speaks with Grant Walker.

Brent Edwards Fri, 07 Oct 2022

This week was a good week for Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

Robertson was crowing about the state of the Government’s books when it showed the operating balance, excluding gains and losses, was $9 billion better off than the Treasury forecast in the May Budget. It was still in deficit but,

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Brent Edwards Fri, 07 Oct 2022
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