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What to look for in the ‘mini’ Budget
TL;DR: Finance Minister Nicola Willis will publish her first ‘mini’ Budget at 1pm today. It should detail her earlier warnings about the ‘fiscal cliffs’ and ‘snakes and snails’ she says Labour left for National and both the scale and nature of the tax cuts agreed in coalition negotiations, along with how they’ll be paid for.
It should also detail the the Budget’s return to surplus, the new Government’s net debt track and its borrowing requirements after scaled back investment and spending plans.
Elsewhere in the news this morning:
* ANZ started passing on recent falls in wholesale interest…
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