Covid-19: Government books show financial bounce back - a podcast by RNZ

The government's financial books for the first half of 2021 have showcased an economy bouncing back from the uncertainties of 2020.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is cheering a deficit of $4.6 billion for the year ending June 2021, a far cry from forecasts of over $15 billion.
This rosy economic picture doesn't factor in these last few months of extended lockdown in Auckland.
Not to mention an uncertain economic picture further afield.
ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner spoke to Corin Dann.

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