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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Why economic growth has become the Government's focus
Description: If the theme of 2024 was âcutting backâ, then 2025 is all about âgrowthâ. The word appears 31 times in Prime Minister Christopher Luxonâs State of the Nation speech â and for good reason. Â Luxon said itâs the âkey to brighter days aheadâ after experiencing the âbiggest recession since the early 1990s.â Finance Minister Nicola Willis has been handed a revised Economic Growth portfolio as part of that planning, working on things like driving up tourism numbers, and international investment. This week on The Front Page, weâll be unpacking some of the Governmentâs plans for th...