Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on whether surplus is likely to be pushed out further
Dec 15, 2025
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The Prime Minister's tempering expectations ahead of the Government's books opening this week.
The Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update will be unveiled tomorrow - with some economists expecting a projected surplus to be pushed out by another year.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this will be the third time a return to surplus has been pushed out.