The Green Party plans to raise taxes and spending, delay its return to surplus by a year, and hold higher debt to fund capital projects, with much of the extra spending going to health. The party expects total Crown revenue to rise to 40.1% of GDP, or $234 billion, from $172b (37.8% of GDP) over the past year, funded by a wealth tax, a higher corporate tax rate on large corporations and an inheritance tax, which it estimates would raise $28.75b. It also promises an extra $3 billion each year over four years for health. The surplus would return in 2029/30, but at $400 million compared with the $6.3 billion forecast in Prefu. Net core Crown debt would rise from $187b (41% of GDP) to $256b (44% of GDP) over the coming years.
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