NZ govt operating deficit bigger than expected on lower corporate tax take, GST

NZ govt operating deficit bigger than expected on lower corporate tax take, GST
By Paul McBeth Jan. 24 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand government’s operating deficit was bigger than expected in the first five months of the financial year after it reported a smaller take in corporate taxes and goods and services tax than it anticipated a month ago in its updated forecasts. The Crown’s operating balance before gains and losses (obegal) was a deficit of $2.34 billion in the five months ended Nov. 30, more than the $1.93 billion forecast in its Dec. 17 half-year economic and fiscal update, and down from $3.03 billion a year...