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Finance Minister Nicola Willis sets Budget Day for 28 May

Budget 2026 will prioritize core public services with strict discretionary spending control, savings, and limited funding for priority commitments, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said.

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Despite it being election year, there will be no big spend-up, the Finance Minister is warning.

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Finance minister says there’ll be ‘no splashing the cash’ on Budget day

The fact that inflation figures are sitting above the Reserve Bank’s target band is “transitory” and “a blip”, Finance Minister Nicola Willis told a select committee Wednesday morning.

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Finance Minister Nicola Willis sets Budget Day for 28 May

Despite it being election year, there will be no big spend-up, the Finance Minister is warning.

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Willis says Budget 2026 will 'fund only a limited number of commitments'

'Tight control of discretionary government spending': Finance Minister Nicola Willis says Budget 2026 will focus on 'supporting the delivery of core public services'

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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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