Budget Day 2026: The Truth Behind Nicola Willis’s Fudget Budget
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of Budget Day in New Zealand and critiques Nicola Willis's budget claims.
It is Budget Day in New Zealand, and we are looking at the brutal truth behind the numbers. Nicola Willis says the adults are back in charge of the books, but is this just creative accounting? We look at how banking public service cuts, before they even happen, are the only reason we are getting back to surplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Duncan Garner
Topics covered
- Budget Day
- New Zealand politics
- public service cuts
- financial surplus
- creative accounting
Keywords
- Budget Day 2026
- Nicola Willis
- New Zealand budget
- public service cuts
- financial surplus
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Places: New Zealand
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