New Zealand PM Arden: business can be confident in this government

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern was on the wires last minutes, via Reuters, delivering a pre-budget speech in Wellington.

Key Headlines:

Business confidence decline reflects assumptions about her Labour-led government.

Data such as jobless rate and analysis by IMF suggest the economy is in good shape.

Economic growth set to remain strong, averaging 3%.

Unemployment is forecast to fall to government's 4% target.

Wages are forecast to rise on average by more than 3% a year.

Business can be confident in this government.