Labour releases fiscal plan, National to release theirs on Friday

Labour releases fiscal plan, National to release theirs on Friday
Labour released their fiscal plan in Auckland on Wednesday. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
The stage is set for a showdown of fiscal plans by the week's end, with Labour releasing theirs on Wednesday and National promising to release their own on Friday.  Finance minister Grant Robertson and Labour party leader Chris Hipkins released their fiscal plan at a press conference at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland on Wednesday morning, fielding questions about whether enough had been set aside for unexpected events and whether debt was being repaid fast enough.   Labour plans to spend $29.8 billion over the four-year forecas...

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