Budget 2017: Politicians politicking or signs of a strong economy
What do NBR subscribers think the government's election year spend-up will be focused on?
Jason Walls Fri, 10 Feb 2017
The government’s likely loosening of its purse strings in Budget 2017 is National playing politics – but is justified by New Zealand’s stellar economic performance.
This, according to 59% of NBR poll participants, who say some tax relief is justified given the economy is continuing to outperform