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Election-year promises top $5.5b so far.
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New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand)
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May 20, 2008
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All eyes are on the Budget this week as struggling households look to see what Finance Minister Michael Cullen will hand them - but a surprising amount of money has actually already been promised in election year.
A quick tally of the spending commitments the Labour-led Government has announced this year shows it has already promised almost $4 billion for new health initiatives, a research fund for the food and pastoral sectors, buying the national rail system back and boosting the country's foreign affairs presence overseas.
Other big-ticket Labour items include an injection to help community organisations and changes to keep young people in school or training until ...
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