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THIS WEEK ON BACK BENCHESBUDGET SPECIAL: Watch Wallace Chapman, Damian Christie, the Back Benches Panel and special guests discuss the weeks hottest topics!
ZERO BUDGET: The Governments budget will be revealed this week and theyve promised a zero (or at least near zero) budget. So, what does that mean? Does a zero budget mean zero growth? Were in a new age of austeritypeople have given up the little extras but should the government do the same? Or should they be doing a little more spending to improve the economy? Where are the cuts going to be made? Are they surgical cuts? Or are the cuts too deep for kiwis?
A GOOD EDUCATION: In the new budget will be changes to the Education sector. Theyre promising quality over quantity with increased class sizes the end result. What makes a quality teacher? How do we retain and reward great teachers? What is more beneficiallower class sizes or better teachers? And how much impact do a few extra students make to a classroom?
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Pub: Wednesday, 23
rd of May. Our Panel: Green Party
Co-Leader
Russel Norman, Labour MP
David
Cunliffe, and National MP
Dr. Nick
Smith.
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