The finance minister used her election-year Budget to preach prudence and discipline, with the books now forecast to be back in black a year earlier than picked.

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Analysis: Higher inflation, tighter allowances and rising uncertainty are turning this year's budget into a test.

Analysis - Trying to please everyone will prove a near-impossible task for the Finance Minister when she delivers her third Budget on Thursday.

The opposition is not expecting much in today's Budget for those doing it toughest, but an economist says he would be surprised if there isn't at least one nice surprise.

The finance minister used her election-year Budget to preach prudence and discipline, with the books now forecast to be back in black a year earlier than picked.

The government's cuts, savings and new spending will be revealed in this year's Budget.

Analysis - So, Nicola Willis has stuck to her word. There is indeed no election year surprise.

There's a health spend-up, a new highway, cuts to government departments and a surplus on the horizon - here's what you need to know about this year's Budget.

The Finance Minister has used her last budget of the term to preach discipline, as she eyes a surplus on the horizon.

The budget forecasts a return to a budget surplus in 2028/29, a year ahead of the December update.

Treasury is forecasting the economy will grow by an average of 2.7% over the next four years, and the Government's books will return to a surplus a year earlier than expected, in…

Analysis: Nine charts show how a combination of cuts and predictions of better times to come gave the finance minister her surplus show-stopper.