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In Brief: What the government doesn’t want you to know about Budget 2026

In Brief: What the government doesn’t want you to know about Budget 2026

Public Interest vor 4 Monaten

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The government says Budget 2026 is about responsible economic
management: tighter spending, lower debt, and a return to
surplus. But what if the problem with New Zealand's economy isn't
what we've been told it is?

In this episode of In Brief, Ollie Neas is joined by political
economist Tayla Forward to unpack the ideas behind the Budget.
They discuss debt, deficits, bond markets, tax reform, public
investment, and whether the government's focus on fiscal
restraint risks deepening New Zealand's economic decline.

Is this really fiscal responsibility – or managed decline?