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  "description": "10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You",
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  "textContent": "**This is edition 2026/095 of the _Ten@10_ newsletter.**\n\nHi all,\n\nThis is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.\n\nEnjoy!\n\n* * *\n\n## 1. NEW REPORT: Wellbeing Budget 2026 - The $13.5 Billion Lost Surplus - Taxpayers' Union\n\n _Taxpayers' Union_\n\n  * 📊 The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union claims that if spending had stayed at Jacinda Ardern’s 2019 Wellbeing Budget levels (adjusted for growth), NZ would have a $13.5B surplus by 2026/27\n  * 💬 Executive Director Jordan Williams argues the country could already be back in surplus, contradicting political claims that surplus is years away\n  * 🔄 The analysis reframes the 2019 budget—once criticised as excessive—as modest compared to today’s higher government spending\n  * 🦠 While COVID-era deficits are acknowledged as justified, the report argues ongoing high spending reflects a permanent expansion of government rather than temporary necessity\n  * 🧾 The group calls for a return to 2019 spending levels, branding it “Make Wellbeing Great Again” as a path to immediate fiscal balance\n  * 🏛️ Nicola Willis is criticised for maintaining elevated spending, effectively treating pandemic-era budgets as the baseline\n  * 💰 The report projects cumulative surpluses of $83.8B by 2030 under this approach, equating to about $49,366 per household\n  * 📉 Reduced government debt under this model would also lower long-term interest costs\n  * ⚖️ The Taxpayers’ Union argues that returning to surplus does not require “austerity,” but instead political will to restrain spending\n  * 🔍 Budget 2026 is framed as a critical test of whether the government will follow through on promises of fiscal discipline and a smaller state\n\n\n\nRead More\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Your Daily Ten@10 - 2026/095",
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