The Green Party has accused the Government of having a three-quarter-billion dollar hole in the Budget.

As part of the 2025 Budget, released last week, the Government announced that the default KiwiSaver contribution for employees and employers would lift to 4 percent.

But the Greens say the Government had not accounted for that increase for its own employees in its books, and over the Budget forecast period it could add up to $714 million in costs.

Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says Nicola Willis has since shrugged off the accusations.

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The Green Party has accused the Government of having a three-quarter-billion dollar hole in the Budget.
As part of the 2025 Budget, released last week, the Government announced that the default KiwiSaver contribution for employees and employers would lift to 4 percent.
But the Greens say the Government had not accounted for that increase for its own employees in its books, and over the Budget forecast period it could add up to $714 million in costs.
Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says Nicola Willis has since shrugged off the accusations.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB political editor on the Greens claiming there's a significant fiscal hole in the 2025 Budget

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