Brad Olsen: Economist says even if we don't know size of shortfall, it appears the Government books have taken a hit
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
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Show Notes
We don't know how bad the Government's books are, but there are signs things are worse than previously thought.
National is calling on Finance Minister Grant Robertson to be up-front about the state of the books.
Robertson has confirmed he's called in Crown chief executives for a meeting about financial restraint.
But Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen told Francesca Rudkin the Finance Minister won't be specific about any revenue shortfall.
Olsen says even if we don't know the size of any shortfall, it appears the Government has taken a bit of a hit.
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