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Higher inflation, tighter operating allowances and rising geopolitical uncertainty are turning this year’s budget into a test of national priorities.
Dean Purcell/Getty Images As New Zealand’s budget day looms closer, the government has already revealed one important figure – NZ$2.1 billion – that offers an insight into its approach to spending t… [+5050 chars]
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Debt held by the public measures what the government owes to outside investors, while total public debt outstanding also includes intra-governmental holdings, which is money one part of the government owes to another.
The Congressional Budget Office identifies increased spending on Social Security and Medicare due to an aging population, alongside rising interest costs on existing debt, as the main drivers.
The current ratio has surpassed 100%, moving toward the all-time record of 106% set in 1946 following World War II.