Watch live: Sharon Zollner, Christopher Luxon on what Budget 2025 means
Luxon will on Wednesday share what he sees as the Budget's key initiatives and the government's policy priorities.
He is being joined at the forum by ANZ NZ chief executive Antonia Watson and ANZ NZ's chief economist Sharon Zollner.
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