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Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers wins for schools and hospitals

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Do you have questions about the Budget? Ask our experts – business editor at large Liam Dann, senior political correspondent Audrey Young and Wellington business editor Jenée Tibshraeny – in a Herald Premium online Q&A here at nzherald.co.nz at 9.30am, Friday, May 29. And for all our Budget coverage, click here.

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