Meanings of pre-budget announcements in English

You can see all the pre-budget announcements at the Beehive website.

The government has already made pre-budget announcements, tackling Maori offending; and the family sexual-violence package; with this multi-pronged approach.

The government's annual budget is released this Thursday and the expectations have already been largely shaped by a plethora of pre-budget announcements

Initiatives such as a funding boost for new irrigation schemes were unveiled in pre-Budget announcements.

The government itself had made 17 pre-Budget announcements - proving the information did not have to remain secret until Budget Day.

It also lends itself to being tied to the pre-Budget announcements to put more resources into fighting domestic abuse, helping troubled youth and homelessness.