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Edwards on Politics
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Govt’s new fiscal rules bring out true conspiracy theorists

ANALYSIS: The Treasury has shifted its view on where the debt limit should be set.

Brent Edwards Thu, 05 May 2022

Only true conspiracy theorists would believe the Government’s new fiscal rules are part of a cunning plot to pull the wool over the eyes of innocent voters.

Under the change, the net debt to GDP ratio will now include assets such as the New Zealand Superannuation Fund’s investments and

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Brent Edwards Thu, 05 May 2022
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