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New Zealand's 2019 'well-being' budget

New Zealand will become the world’s first nation to measure success by it’s people’s well...

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10.07 16 May 2019


New Zealand's 2019 'well-being' budget


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10.07 16 May 2019


New Zealand will become the world’s first nation to measure success by it’s people’s well-being.

Grant Robertson, New Zealand’s Minister for Finance announced on Tuesday that the country will design its entire 2019 budget around well-being priorities such child poverty, domestic violence and mental health. 

Minister Robertson joins the show to explain the ground-breaking decision. 


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