Today's question time saw Finance Minister Bill English stare down the twin spectres of external debt liabilities and, again, state asset sales.Statistics NZ data released today shows the current account deficit sitting at $4.5 billion, around 2.4% of GDP
Nina Fowler Wed, 23 Jun 2010
Today’s question time saw Finance Minister Bill English stare down the twin spectres of external debt liabilities and, again, state asset sales.
Statistics NZ data released today shows the current account deficit sitting at $4.5 billion, around 2.4% of GDP – the lowest deficit in 20 years.
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