Budget set for May 15, renewed promise of 2015 surplus

Finance Minister Bill English will deliver the government's 2014 budget on May 15.

This will be the National-led government's sixth budget since election in 2008, and they're on track to deliver a surplus in 2015, English said in a statement. Prime Minister John Key confirmed yesterday that the government is sticking to a limit on new spending of $1 billion.

Key also signalled that the government will continue to focus on funding capital investment from the proceeds of partial privatisations, and continue to "fine-tune the tax system" including "a focus on domestic and international efforts to combat profit shifting by multinationals."

BusinessDesk.co.nz

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