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New Zealand Budget fears prompt Beehive protest
New Zealand's financial future is currently being discussed behind closed doors but it's already causing a stir outside the Beehive. As journalists and analysts pore over the Budget in a special lock-up preview, early predictions have sparked unions and community groups into action. Protesters outside parliament are expressing their dismay about signalled cuts to social services and the public sector. They say that will contribute to increased poverty. Finance Minister Bill English will reveal the government's "zero" budget this afternoon but Labour fears there will be zero ideas from the government to fix the ... (full story)
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