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Budget 2023 headlines with summaries.
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Budget 2023: What you need to know before the big day
17 May 2023Explainer - The government has made it clear Budget 2023 will have "no frills" but what will be in it? RNZ has all you need to know ahead of Thursday's announcement.
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Budget 2023: Devil in the detail for how funding impacts Kura Kaupapa Māori - principal
17 May 2023The principal of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna says it will be interesting to see how the already announced 300 new classrooms will benefit Kura Kaupapa Māori.
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'Struggling to keep up' - Hopes families will get more support in Budget
18 May 2023Anti-poverty campaigners are hopeful of tangible support for New Zealand's vulnerable in today's so-called "no frills" Budget.
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Fingers crossed for Budget boost for health but scepticism remains
A senior doctor's union is not optimistic a lot of money will come for the health sector tomorrow, even thought it needs it.
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NZ is finally making progress on child poverty – but a 'no frills' budget puts that at risk
17 May 2023Analysis - Budget 2023 marks "half-time" for the Labour government's long-term child poverty targets. It's an ideal point in the 10-year project to take stock and see what's worked and what hasn't.
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Don't forget the climate, govt warned ahead of Budget
16 May 2023The government's warning about a 'no frills' Budget is tempering expectations about a big climate spend.
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'They need to actually put out their plan' - Hipkins on Nats' fiscal transparency policy
16 May 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has derided the National Party's plans for tax receipts as "bumper sticker slogans", and says the party needs to show what they would cut. Audio
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Cash-strapped hospices look at cutting services
15 May 2023Some of the country's biggest hospices are warning they will have to cut some services, if they do not get an urgent cash injection from the government.
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Luxon unveils trio of fiscal transparency policies
National's leader says people deserve to know what the government is spending money on - Hipkins says "if this is the best they can come up with I think maybe it's time for them to go back to the…
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Watch: PM Hipkins announces new schools, more classrooms
15 May 2023Chris Hipkins says the funding today will maintain the momentum of the government's funding of about 4000 student places every three months.
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Forestry Minister 'not shocked' by damning slash report
15 May 2023Peeni Henare says Tai Rāwhiti locals are thankful for forestry as it put bread and butter on the table but are looking towards new opportunities in the future. Audio
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ACT alternative budget highlights tax, prison bed policies
15 May 2023The ACT Party is proposing to condense income tax brackets, slash the number of public servants and increase prison beds in its alternative budget.
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Cyclone and flood recovery support must be fiscally sustainable - Robertson
15 May 2023New Zealand needs to prepare for the reality that weather events such as Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods will continue to happen 'more and more', the finance minister says. Audio
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'It will be a journey' - Councils, opposition react to cyclone recovery package
15 May 2023Councils in some of the regions hit hardest by Cyclone Gabrielle are relieved the government is promising to pay for the repair job on local roads, so the cost will not fall back on ratepayers.
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Government announces $1 billion in spending to help with flood, cyclone recovery
14 May 2023A nearly-billion dollar flood and cyclone recovery package will go towards road, rail and school repairs, flood protection, and mental health support.
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National, ACT pour scorn on Robertson's $1b-a-year savings
11 May 2023Opposition parties are rubbishing Finance Minister Grant Robertson's cost savings, saying $1 billion a year is nothing in the context of how much extra it's spending. Audio
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Watch: Govt finds $4b in savings for its 'no-frills' Budget, Robertson says
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says next week's Budget will contain $4 billion of savings and reprioritisations over the next four years.
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Green investment bank's pool of capital now $700m after government cash injection
9 May 2023In a pre-Budget announcement, Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the government had nearly doubled the amount of money in its green investment bank.
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Small business owners want helping hand in Budget 2023
Small business owners are holding out little hope that the upcoming Budget 2023 will ease their financial woes.
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New Zealand increases Defence Force pay rates, funding
8 May 2023The government's Budget this year will boost Defence Force pay rates by $4000 to $15,000, at a cost of $419 million, plus $328m on assets and infrastructure.
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New fleet of trains for Kāpiti Coast and Wairarapa
29 Apr 2023A fleet of 18 new trains will be bought for Kāpiti and Wairarapa to replace the current ones and provide capacity for another 1.5 million trips, the government has announced.
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Budget 2023: Borrowing may be 'sacrificial lamb' for government, economist says
An economist is predicting Labour could end up borrowing more than it planned for this year's Budget given the "immense competing interests" it is facing.
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Political Editors panel: Wealth, tax, and the Budget
28 Apr 2023Morning Report - RNZ and TVNZ's political editors Jane Patterson and Jessica Mutch McKay talk over this week's tax reports and early signals about the Budget. Audio
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Politicians navigate fresh tax debate ahead of 'no frills' Budget
29 Apr 2023Focus on Politics: Staring down the costs of Cyclone Gabrielle and rising prices, Labour will struggle to offer voters Budget sweetness - and has a fraught history with tax policy. Audio
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