Prime minister says next month’s budget will be no frills, ‘rather than a long laundry list of worthy ideas’
Chris Hipkins
Hipkins gave his pre-budget speech and press conference on Thursday – previewing intentions for the last major block of government spending before October’s election, and mapping out the final stretch of Labour’s second term in government.from the wider ambitions of Jacinda Ardern’s leadership, promising a laser focus on “bread and butter issues” and the economy. “Rather than a long laundry list of worthy ideas, I want the government to do a small number of things very well.
“We’re not going to rock the boat by introducing major new taxes like a wealth tax or capital gains tax or a new cyclone levy in the budget. I’ve made that absolutely clear today,” he said.
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