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Economists say the government is stuck between a rock and a hard place off the back of Treasury's latest economic forecasts.
Tuesday's Half-Year Fiscal and Economic Update (HYEFU) saw a budget surplus stretch further out of reach, to 2029/2030.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has promised to get the books back to black a year earlier while continuing to run "a tight ship".
"We have taken a deliberate, medium term approach to fiscal consolidation that minimises the impact on individuals and on public servi
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