2014 New Zealand budget
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| Submitted by | Bill English |
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| Presented | 15 May 2014 |
| Parliament | Parliament of New Zealand |
| Party | National |
| Total revenue |
 $72.5 billion[1] |
| Total expenditures |
$73.1 billion[1] |
| Deficit |
-$2.4 billion[2] |
| Debt |
 $59.4 billion (Net)[2] 25.8% (Net debt to GDP)[2] |
| Website | http://www.treasury.govt.nz/budget/2014 |
| ǂNumbers in italics are projections. | |
The New Zealand budget for fiscal year 2014/15 was presented to the New Zealand House of Representatives by Finance Minister Bill English on 15 May 2014.[3] This was the sixth budget English has presented as Minister of Finance.
Reactions
- Economics commentator Bernard Hickey said the budget "buried" a "[p]opulation forecast [that] will mean higher interest rates."[4]
- Political columnist John Armstrong stated the budget "robs Labour of election punch."[5]
References
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Budget 2014 Executive Summary". 15 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Budget 2014 Fiscal Update". 15 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Budget 2014". New Zealand Treasury. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Bernard Hickey: Budget buries migration bomb". New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "John Armstrong: Budget robs Labour of election punch". New Zealand Herald. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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