Budget 2025: Government to reduce spending by "billions" - so what could be cut?

This month, the Government will deliver its second budget, and Finance Minister Nicola Willis is starting to tease what exactly we could see from it.

And basically — don’t expect much.

There will be just $1.3 billion of new discretionary operating spending in this year’s Budget, as the Government focuses once again on reducing spending by “billions” of dollars.

So where is all this money going, and what goodies could the Government offer up in such tight conditions?

Today on The Front Page, Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny is with us to look through what to expect for the Budget.

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