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Incoming Deputy PM eyes up electricity assets

The Government could pay billions in debt and save millions in interest costs, Seymour says.

WATCH: Associate Finance Minister David Seymour speaks with Brent Edwards.

Brent Edwards Wed, 28 May 2025

Act Party leader David Seymour is satisfied with last week’s Budget, but he has some radical ideas about how to more quickly get the Government’s books back into shape.

Selling some of the Government’s assets is part of Seymour’s plan.

He said the Government had about $600 billion worth of

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Brent Edwards Wed, 28 May 2025
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