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Budget 2014 headlines with summaries.
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'Fudge-it budget' for a few - Labour
15 May 2014The Government's Budget 2014 is a "fudge-it budget" which favours a few at the expense of many, Labour leader David Cunliffe says. Audio
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Childcare fee rises likely, boss warns
15 May 2014Families are being touted as the big winners in Budget 2014 but Early Childhood Council boss Peter Reynolds is warning they will face childcare cost rises as a result of it.
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Growth and higher surplus predicted
15 May 2014The economy is expected to grow at an average of nearly 3 percent a year over the next five years, due to the rebuilding of Christchurch, high commodity prices and immigration. Audio
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Education spending tops $10 billion
15 May 2014Spending on school and early childhood education will top $10 billion for the first time following the budget - $359 million will create 6000 new roles for the best teachers.
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Extra funding to fight kauri disease
16 May 2014More than $25 million has been set aside in the Budget to fight kauri dieback disease, which has been found in Northland, the Waitakere Ranges, Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel.
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POWER PLAY
14 May 2014The Government is not promising any election year sweeteners when it delivers this Thursday's Budget and unveils a paper-thin surplus in the nation's books for the coming financial year.
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PM John Key dangles tax cut carrot
15 May 2014Prime Minister John Key is floating the possibility of future tax cuts as National goes into the election campaign. Audio
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Low budget expectations for Labour
14 May 2014The Labour Party leader David Cunliffe does not expect New Zealanders are going reap any great benefits from tomorrow's Budget.
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Inequality may be addressed in Budget
14 May 2014The Finance Minister has hinted that Thursday's Budget will contain initiatives to try to close the gap between the rich and the poor, as new census data shows the gap is widening.
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Boom benefits not spread evenly
14 May 2014In the third article of a Budget 2014 series on inequality, Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara looks at the improved economies of Auckland and Christchurch. Audio
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$132m for IRD to chase tax dodgers
13 May 2014The Inland Revenue Department will get an extra $132 million in this week's Budget to chase those who don't pay their fair share of tax over the next five years.
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Rich or poor, education needs more
14 May 2014In the second article of a Budget 2014 series on inequality, Education Correspondent John Gerritsen canvasses educators on what they are hoping for in the budget. Audio
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Budget surplus stands scrutiny - Key
12 May 2014The Budget surplus will stand up to scrutiny and the Government has not cooked the books, Prime Minister John Key says. As well, $1 billion in new spending has been flagged. Audio
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Call for review of GP funding method
14 May 2014In the first in a Budget 2014 series on inequality, Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports on a call for the Government to review the method used to fund family doctors. Audio
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Tax take down but surplus 'on track'
9 May 2014Finance Minister Bill English says despite the tax take being $743 million below forecast, the Government remains on track for a small surplus next year.
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Big boost for counselling services
7 May 2014The Government has announced a multi-million dollar boost to psychological and social services in Christchurch, to deal with earthquake-related pressures and those associated with the rebuild.
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CORRESPONDENT
7 May 2014This week's Budget will include funding for the largest education initiative since the introduction of the national standards in reading, writing and maths four years ago.
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Agency questions jobless incentive
7 May 2014A Christchurch recruitment agency is questioning whether there will be enough construction jobs for the unemployed to go into as part of a new scheme.
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$3000 incentive for jobless to move
6 May 2014The Government will pay some beneficiaries a lump sum of $3000 to move to Christchurch to take up work, in a pre-Budget release on Tuesday. Audio
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$22m boost for budgeting services
5 May 2014Community budgeting services will receive a $22 million boost in this month's budget.
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Housing projects to share $16m fund
2 May 2014In a pre-budget announcement, the Government says $16 million will go towards the repair and rebuild of rural housing, and the development of Maori social housing providers.
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Extra money for Defence in Budget
29 Apr 2014The Defence Force will get $100 million of new money in next month's Budget. Military funding last increased in 2010, and over the past four years there have been $204m of savings.
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English says Budget will lift wages
15 Apr 2014Finance Minister Bill English is promoting the Budget as one which will create more jobs and lift wages. But the Greens say so far under National, wages haven't kept pace with inflation and low and…
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Budget 'tighter' as tax revenue drops
8 Apr 2014Just a month before Finance Minister Bill English delivers his sixth Budget, the latest financial statements have confirmed that the Government's tax take is lower than expected. Audio
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