11 Aug 2020

Boosting benefits would boost economy - NZIER report

From The Panel, 4:32 pm on 11 August 2020

Boosting benefits will also boost the economy, says a new report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER).

Increasing benefits could create a short-term fiscal stimulus, in turn increasing productivity and GDP, the report said.

The Panel is joined by Gareth Chaplin, Principal Economist at the NZIER, to discuss the report's findings.