With two weeks left to go until Budget day, Chris Luxon addressed a crowd at a BusinessNZ event in Auckland today.

Luxon reiterated that the Government won't be splashing the cash this year - and claimed the Finance Minister was right to promise it won't be a Budget lolly scramble.

Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says this wasn't the kind of pre-Budget announcement that would make the nation sit up and take notice - and that was by design.

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With two weeks left to go until Budget day, Chris Luxon addressed a crowd at a BusinessNZ event in Auckland today.
Luxon reiterated that the Government won't be splashing the cash this year - and claimed the Finance Minister&nbsp;was right to promise it won't be a Budget lolly scramble.
Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls says this wasn't the kind of pre-Budget announcement that would make the nation sit up and take notice - and that was by design.
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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.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB political editor recaps Chris Luxon's pre-Budget speech

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