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Back to EpisodesTaxpayer Talk: Economic relief spending: is it worth the cost?
Published 6 years, 5 months ago
Description
Spending of taxpayer money has gone through the roof as the Government helps businesses through the COVID-19 crisis. How concerned should New Zealanders be? And how does our response compare to other countries? Louis interviews local Economist Joe Ascroft and Daniel Bunn of the Tax Foundation (based in Washington DC) - who is leading their project Tracking Economic Relief Plans Around the World during the Coronavirus Outbreak.