Heather du Plessis-Allan: We all know we won't return to surplus, right?

PremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-Allan is the drive host for Newstalk ZB and a columnist for the Herald on Sunday.‌Finance Minister Nicola Willis with, from left, Shane Jones, Winston Peters, Chris Bishop, David Seymour and Christopher Luxon on their way to the House for the reading of the Budget on Thursday. Photo / Mark MitchellWe know we’re not going to make the Budget’s forecast surplus, don’t we?The earlier-than-expected surplus was the big reveal of the Budget. It’s supposed to signal that National really are the better economic managers they say they are. But it’s a fabrication.

Getting to $2.6 billion in the black