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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Budget 2024: Did the Government deliver what the country needs?
Description: The coalition Government has unveiled its first Budget, and Finance Minister Nicola Willis managed to deliver on her tax cut pledge. Â There was also money found for health and education, while the major tax cuts were funded out of significant cuts to the public sector. The Budget also confirmed that our tough financial times are set to continue until at least 2028, and Willis is putting a cap on spending for the next few Budgets. So is this the Budget the Government needed to sell their vision for Aotearoa, and how dire is our e...