NZ budget surplus grows - fin min says gives choices on repaying debt, cutting taxes

The New Zealand Treasury has announced a surplus of NZ$1.8 billion for the just completed financial year to June 30

  • Up from NZ$414 million the previous year
  • Up from a forecast of NZ$176 million
  • Finance Minister Bill English said the result gave the Government choices about repaying debt and cutting taxes
  • "Government surpluses are rising and debt is falling as a percentage of GDP which puts us in a position to be able to make some real choices for New Zealanders"

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