About this episode

The episode discusses the proposal for a Parliamentary Budget Office and its potential remit with economist Dr Eric Crampton.

With a slew of policy announcements, there also comes fresh calls for a Parliamentary Budget Office. But what should the remit of such an institution be? The House chats to Economist Dr Eric Crampton about the proposal. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

People in this episode

Host: RNZ

Guest: Dr Eric Crampton

Topics covered

• parliamentary budget
• economics
• policy announcements
• government institutions
• public finance

Keywords

• Parliamentary Budget Office
• economist
• policy
• budget
• government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parliamentary Budget Office, RNZ

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