{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ak3q3fuudch2wc3ogcfq","title":"Treasury cuts deficit forecast as tax revenue rises","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/treasury-cuts-deficit-forecast-as-tax-revenue-rises-ak3q3fuudc","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ak3q3fuudch2wc3ogcfq","seq":566966,"kind":"article","title":"Treasury cuts deficit forecast as tax revenue rises","url":"https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/politics/treasury-cuts-deficit-forecast-as-tax-revenue-rises","summary":"Treasury is forecasting smaller deficits and lower borrowing, but the improved outlook is being driven largely by higher tax revenue from persistent inflation. The post Treasury cuts deficit forecast as tax revenue rises appeared first on Farmers Weekly .","published":"2026-09-29T02:30:33Z","seen":"2026-09-29T03:08:36Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-farmersweekly-co-nz-32e496","name":"farmersweekly.co.nz","domain":"farmersweekly.co.nz"},"via":"kite-farmersweekly-co-nz-32e496","topics":["agriculture","politics","economy","government"],"authors":["RNZ"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3277092","name":"Department of the Treasury","type":"org"}],"story":"st_ak3q3fuudch2wc3ogcfq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.949999988079071,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.4699999988079071,"political":0.6299999952316284}]}