English eyes budget choices, mayor Goff’s impact and economic risks
PLUS: Reader poll result: how should the surplus be spent?
Rob Hosking Fri, 14 Oct 2016
“Well, we’ve got some choices,” Finance Minister Bill English says when contemplating next year’s budget.
The government’s second-in-command spent last week at the annual International Monetary Fund meeting, and most of the reports from it have made for dolorous reading.