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Ben McKay

New Zealand stuck in red as government chases growth

Finance Minister Nicola Willis called it a 'growth budget' but critics labelled it a 'fudge-it'. (Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS)

New Zealand will post a $14.7 billion deficit next year and stay in the red for at least another four years according to gloomy forecasts in its latest budget.

On Thursday, Finance Minister Nicola Willis handed down her second budget, which she dubbed the "growth budget", with a centrepiece $NZ1.7 billion tax break for businesses making capital investments.

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