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Grant Robertson: Cyclone buyouts, fiscal holes, and Labour’s tax package

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The Challenges of New Zealand's Economy

In five years, more than a million New Zealanders would be over the age of 65. I think there's about $40 billion rigouroom available before you hit that self-imposed debt limit. How will it be possible to fund those things in the future without cutting public services or lifting the debt limit? Well, these are the challenges that we have to face. A big part of that is the way in which we sustainably grow the economy. That's why we have an economic plan that is about growing higher wage jobs.

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