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Christopher Luxon is speaking to media following his pre-Budget speech. Source: 1News (Source: Other)

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to media after he gave a pre-Budget speech, where he said National will consider changes to KiwiSaver policy ahead of the election while making his lines clear on immigration — telling businesses he would be choosing "social stability" over their bottom lines.

You can read about the speech here.

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