NZ Herald political reporter Audrey Young discusses core spending changes in Budget 2017.
• $1.8 billion - new operating spending. • $4 billion - new capital expenditure. • $64,300 - the average wage to rise to this by 2021 (from $58,900). • 215,000 extra jobs forecast to be created over next four years. • 3.1 per cent - forecast GDP growth overfive years. • $9.2 billion in state highways over four years. • 540km of state highways to be built over four years.
