Taxpayers Will No Longer Be Treated Like ATMs: New Zealand PM

Prime Minister Luxon delivered a tough assessment on the state of the nation, saying ’tough choices’ lie ahead.
Taxpayers Will No Longer Be Treated Like ATMs: New Zealand PM
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon delivers a speech during the National Party Annual Conference at Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, New Zealand, on June 25, 2023. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, just 81 days into his first term, has twice characterised the country’s economy as “fragile” in his State of the Nation speech.

He warned this was going to force his government to make “tough choices,” and highlighted his intention to tighten the rules around social benefits, particularly targeting those who had been on welfare for many years.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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