Finance minister justifies borrowing and spending more
BUDGET 2018: National accuses government of breaking the spirit of its budget responsibility rules. Watch Grant Walker's interviews with Grant Robertson and Simon Bridges.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has justified borrowing more money to spend on health, education and housing, saying the economy is growing more strongly than expected.
Mr Robertson says that means the government can borrow more but not put at risk its target of getting net debt as proportion
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Brent Edwards
Fri, 18 May 2018
Fri, 18 May 2018
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Finance minister justifies borrowing and spending more
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