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Government finances in better shape than forecast in December

Net core Crown debt was $2.1 billion lower than expected.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis.

Brent Edwards Thu, 08 May 2025

Just two weeks before she delivers her second Budget, Finance Minister Nicola Willis got some good news from the Treasury today.

In the latest financial accounts for the nine months to the end of March, the Treasury reports most fiscal indicators are doing better than it forecast in the December

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Brent Edwards Thu, 08 May 2025
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