Cooking the Books: what the Budget means for your back pocket

Cooking the Books: what the Budget means for your back pocket
The government has clearly decided to take a shot at the cost of living. (Image: Getty)
Frances Cook
Each week BusinessDesk and the NZ Herald's Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's the government's announcements on tackling the cost of living, and whether it will make a difference for you. Hosted by Frances Cook.Budget day is a big deal for, well, basically all of us. The government opens up its chequebook and decides who is getting what, with big ripple effects throughout the country and economy. This year, they've clearly decided to take a shot at the cost of living. There...

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