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'These budget cuts are counter-productive and make no sense'
I spoke to former Productivity Chair Ganesh R Ahirao Nana this morning about the letter he and a group of other economists sent to PM Christopher Luxon to urge the Government to urgently suspend cuts to spending and investment for the sake of the economy, struggling businesses and the wellbeing of vulnerable workers, many of whom are giving up and emigrating.
Heres the article I sent to all subscribers earlier this morning as part of my daily Dawn Chorus email newsletter and podcast for paying subscribers. Here’s the article Ganesh wrote on his substack and here’s the full letter itself.
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