NZCPR Podcast
Weekly podcast of current affairs in New Zealand by Dr Muriel Newman, founding director of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research.
NZCPR Podcast
Cooking the Books
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Season 2023
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Episode 19
Last week Labour released its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update called the (PREFU). The figures were better than expected.
Labour said it showed the economy was in good shape.
What they did not say the economy was benefiting from a massive increase in immigration.
It is now clear that Labour opened the immigration floodgates last year to achieve a pre-election boost to the economy.
It is of course a short-term stimulus, created by Labour to advance their political agenda.
That’s a fact that has not escaped the attention of some economic experts.