![Morning Report artwork](https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts113/v4/95/3d/26/953d262d-567c-5e49-5069-bbb3af7c8ca1/mza_708031160086414727.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update released
Morning Report
English - September 12, 2023 20:15 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: National not impressed by PREFU
Next Episode: Record number of migrants puts pressure on housing
One set of numbers, two political parties trying to tell the public what they mean after the government opened its books for pre-election scrutiny.
Labour says the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update shows there's a light at the end of the tunnel, and it's winning the battle against inflation.
But National is blaming the government's spending for a delayed return to surplus - and it insists it can still pay for its proposed tax cuts.
Here's political reporter Giles Dexter.