Right now, your tax dollars are paying more than $9 billion a year just servicing the debt Labour left behind. That’s roughly what we spend on Defence, Police, Corrections and Customs every year combined.

Since coming into Government, National has demonstrated the responsible economic and fiscal management needed to turn the economy around.    In a more volatile world, credible and consistent fiscal policy matters now more than ever. That’s why a re-elected National Government will commit to three Budget Responsibility Rules:

✅ Return to surplus in 2028/29 – and stay there ✅ Bend debt down below 40% of GDP ✅ Keep taxes low by right-sizing government

The economic recovery is underway. More spending, more taxes and more borrowing would put it all at risk.

The choice this election is clear: a National Government with a plan to grow the economy and lift wages.

Or a Labour-Greens-Te Pāti Māori-TOP coalition that would spend more, tax more and borrow more.