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Budget 2023
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National and Act’s concern about the Budget

Both parties say extra government spending will keep inflation and interest rates high.

National Party finance spokesperson Nicola Willis speaks with Brent Edwards.

Brent Edwards Fri, 19 May 2023

The National and Act parties are united in their criticism of Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s sixth budget.

But the two parties, which are likely coalition partners after the election if the votes fall their way, are not so united on what they would do differently.

Both have used the same

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Brent Edwards Fri, 19 May 2023
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