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