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2014 New Zealand budget

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Bill English

Party
  
National

Total expenditures
  
$71.5 billion

Presented
  
15 May 2014

Total revenue
  
$70.9 billion

2014 New Zealand budget

Parliament
  
Parliament of New Zealand

The New Zealand budget for fiscal year 2014/15 was presented to the New Zealand House of Representatives by Finance Minister Bill English on 15 May 2014. This was the sixth budget English has presented as Minister of Finance.

Reactions

  • Economics commentator Bernard Hickey said the budget "buried" a "[p]opulation forecast [that] will mean higher interest rates."
  • Political columnist John Armstrong stated the budget "robs Labour of election punch."

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    2014 New Zealand budget Wikipedia
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