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Showing posts with label National caught in the middle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National caught in the middle. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Max Salmon: New Zealand's fiscal constraints


The incoming government has been entrenched in drawn-out coalition negotiations.

Across the table from National Party leader Christopher Luxon sit the leaders of two minor parties, both basking in the now-fading glow of recent electoral successes, eagerly eyeing their slices of the economic pie. Unfortunately, this pie has seen better days. The crust is stale, and the filling is sparse.