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EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 5 MIN

Economists respond to government’s surplus forecast

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The government is banking on getting back to surplus early and bending the debt curve down. But has Nicola Willis been too rosy with her outlook on those numbers? ANZ Senior Economist Miles Workman spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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