NZ empties pockets to fight COVID-19

By Ben McKay
Updated May 14 2020 - 12:46pm, first published 12:43pm
Grant Robertson hands down his final budget before Jacinda Ardern's government goes to the polls.
Grant Robertson hands down his final budget before Jacinda Ardern's government goes to the polls.

The New Zealand government believes it can keep the unemployment rate in single digits through the COVID-19 crisis, unveiling a budget that will see debt and spending soar as it fights to keep Kiwis in jobs.

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