New Zealand budget forecasts return to surplus

New Zealand The New Zealand government has delivered its fifth budget today, saying it is on track to return to a surplus within two years.The budget includes an allocation of $1.5 billion to earthquake recovery in Christchurch.Finance Minister Bill English delivered the budget, forecasting a wafer-thin surplus of $75 million (about AUD $60 million) - in 2014-15. "Budget 2013 enhances the ...