Nicola Grigg: The mess Labour left us in.....

Nicola Grigg gave a powerful speech in Parliament to remind New Zealanders of the mess Labour left us in, and the work National are doing to fix it.....

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Bryce Wilkinson: Borrowing to spend is like waiting for Godot

History does rhyme, and apocalyptic plays can make a sobering point or two.

This government is borrowing heavily to fund current spending. On Treasury’s latest projections, it will have borrowed $66 billion for this purpose between 2019 and June 2026. That is over $33,000 per household.

That represents either a lot of additional taxation or greatly reduced spending in the future.