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The Truth behind National’s claim this isn’t an austerity budget

Summary by thedailyblog.co.nz
National have borrowed more than Labour did… …but the reason why this is an austerity budget is because Nicola Willis has hollowed out the public service budgets by not factoring in population growth, inflation or an ageing population. She has instead borrowed for tax cuts we can not afford. Bernard Hickey makes this point... Nicola Willis claimed last week that the 6.2% increase in health funding in Budget 2025 showed spending was rising faster…
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thedailyblog.co.nz broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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