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10 November
11:00 pm

Act is promising a return to an ObegalX surplus in the next fiscal year and leaving net core Crown debt $12.4 billion lower than forecast at the end of the forecast period

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Why we checked itSpecific fiscal figure that can be checked against Act's released fiscal plan and Treasury forecasts
What we foundACT's own published fiscal plan document and multiple independent outlets with original reporting confirm both claims: an OBEGALx surplus in 2027/28 (the next fiscal year) and net core Crown debt $12.4 billion lower than PREFU forecasts by 2031.
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  • ACT Party Fiscal Plan 2026 (primary document, assets.nationbuilder.com) — directly confirms OBEGALx surplus of $79m in 2027/28 and debt $12.433b lower by 2031.
  • The Post / thepost.co.nz — independently reported the $79m OBEGALx surplus in 2028 and $12.4b lower debt from their own journalist's coverage.
  • RNZ (rnz.co.nz) — independently confirmed $12.4b less debt by 2031 via separate interview with Seymour.
  • Interest.co.nz — cited in b2bnews source list as independently verifying the fiscal plan figures.
  • The Spinoff (thespinoff.co.nz) — corroborated the $12.4b debt and earlier surplus claim with original reporting.
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