{"id":450188,"date":"2026-05-28T23:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/450188\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T23:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:10:09","slug":"budget-2026-live-qa-audrey-young-liam-dann-and-jenee-tibshraeny-answer-your-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/450188\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2026 live Q&A: Audrey Young, Liam Dann and Jen\u00e9e Tibshraeny answer your questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has delivered her third Budget, with schools, hospitals and Waikato motorists emerging as the big winners.<\/p>\n

\n You can find the key takeouts from Budget 2026 here<\/a>, plus a calculator to work out how it affects you and your<\/a>
\n family here.\n <\/p>\n

For all your other questions, we have three experts on hand – senior political correspondent Audrey Young, business editor-at-large Liam Dann and Wellington business editor Jen\u00e9e Tibshraeny. They\u2019ll be online for a live chat in the comments section at the bottom of this article from 9.30am. <\/p>\n

Take a look at their Budget analysis below, then scroll down for the Q&A. <\/p>\n

Thanks for your interest and excellent questions. We\u2019re closing comments now so Audrey, Liam and Jen\u00e9e can get back to reporting. <\/p>\n

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