Introductory remarks. My world view is shaped by resilience through adversity. You may have heard me talk already about my upbringing, and pathway to becoming Labour’s finance spokesperson. I find the easiest way to describe it is through the experience .
Crown finances for the first 10 months of the year are some $1.7 billion better than was forecast in last week's Budget due to higher than expected tax revenue
The April results are reported against forecasts based on the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2024 (BEFU 2024), published on 30 May 2024, and the results for the same period for the previous year.