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Lower-than-forecasted deficit, new affordability measures expected in spring fiscal update

April 27, 2026

Finance experts predict Tuesday’s spring economic update will contain a number of new economic measures aimed at tackling affordability and the wider economic challenges of the country, and they expect the update will show a smaller-than-forecasted deficit.



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