"It doesn't provide any analysis of the spending cuts being required of government departments, nor how they are to be achieved. How the government is going to pay for the inflationary tax cuts she has promised remains a mystery she refuses to solve. "Her claims of self-funded cuts have been labelled a risk by Treasury, and her savings, cuts and project costs don't add up. 1:32pm - The Taxpayers' Union is hitting out at the previous Labour Finance Minister after Willis released the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update. "Today's half-year economic and fiscal update (HYEFU) lays bare the extent of Labour's economic and fiscal vandalism, she said.

Source: Stuff December 20, 2023 14:48 UTC