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Act forces Willis backdown on policy costings unit
Briefly in the news from Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate on Thursday, July 3:
* Deputy PM David Seymour has forced Finance Minister Nicola Willis to back down on her plan for a long-debated policy costings unit to referee disputes over ‘fiscal black holes’ in election campaigns. Seymour says he doesn’t always trust the officials. See more in The Lead below the paywall fold and in the podcast above.
* Officials warned against the creation of a new Parent Boost migrant visa that could increase migration by up to 15,000 per year, saying it would stress…
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