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Budget 2025
Shuffling the deckchairs for science
The Government will move $212m from existing programmes to fund science reforms.
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Policy
Budget 2025: 20% depreciation boost
The initiative seeks to make capital investment more attractive.
Budget 2025
Budget 2025: Banking on a boost from investment
The Treasury picks a wafer-thin surplus in the year to June 2029.
Budget 2025
Budget 2025: Bond programme tweaked higher
Strong demand for NZ bonds means some of the lift is already in place.
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