Budgets and forecasts

As New Zealand's lead advisor to the Government on economic and financial policy, the Treasury plays a critical role in helping the Government set budgets and in preparing forecasts.

Budgets

The Treasury helps in the preparation of the government's annual Budget by:

• advising the Minister of Finance on Budget policy
• compiling and processing budget initiative proposals from Vote Ministers, and
• preparing budget documents such as the Estimates, the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update and the Fiscal Strategy.

The latest Budget was released by the Minister of Finance, Hon Grant Robertson, on 19 May 2022. 

Budget 2023 will be released on 18 May 2023.

Browse a list of current and past budgets.

Forecasts

The Treasury's forecasts for Government finances (or fiscal forecasts) are published at least twice a year in Economic and Fiscal Updates (EFUs).

The most recent published forecast is the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update 2022, published on 14 December 2022.

The next forecast will be the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2023 to be published on Budget Day, 18 May 2023.