'Zero budget' is what the country needs - if govt has the nerve
Signs from the government that its May 19 budget will contain no new spending have prompted criticism the government should not be restraining spending in a recession.
The criticism is quite wrong. Firstly, those making it – the Labour Party, the Green Party, and the union movement – have
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Rob Hosking
Wed, 06 Apr 2011
Wed, 06 Apr 2011
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'Zero budget' is what the country needs - if govt has the nerve
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