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May 20, 2011 9:13am by David Farrar

The Budget Quiz

Stuff has a Budget Quiz. I got 13.15 after correctly guessing Bill English’s tie colour.

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RRM

Was it blue? (Sorry I cbf doing the quiz… )
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May 20, 2011 9:20am
homepaddock

14 with several guesses which didn’t include Bill’s tie. I got that right by ruling out the wrong answers though the right one isn’t the one I’d use for the tie as it shows up on internet videos.
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May 20, 2011 9:27am
Michaels

10/15. And in my defence I haven’t paid a huge amount of attention to it.
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May 20, 2011 9:42am
alwyn

Oh God. I got 15.
The budget isn’t that important.
I have got to get a life!
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May 20, 2011 10:19am
Black with a Vengeance

1) How big is this years tax shortfall after last year”s unaffordable cuts to the well off were made ?

300 million
600 million
900 million
1200 million

2) What is the requirement for an MP to claim primary residence allowances for a house they don’t live in ?

a quiet word in Key’s ear
shhhhhhhhh…
dont ask, don’t tell
neither confirm nor deny

3) How many jobs is the government going to create over the next 4 years ?

none
one
two
three

4) When does the government expect Key to return to political anonymity ?

2012
2013
2014
2015

5) What national body was fact checking treasury projections ?

WTF
STFU
DPF
FTW

6) How many NZer’s are pissed off with the increased employee kiwisaver contributions ?

1.7 million
1.7 million
1.7 million
1.7 million

7) What is the name of the bond to help Christchurch rebuild ?

James
Gerry
My word is my…
(Bond) age and discipline

8 ) The government doesn’t have a shit show of selling OUR stake in any state owned companies.

True
False

9) How much did the budget allocate for Gerry Brownlee’s lunch ?

1.5 billion
2.5 billion
3.5 billion
4.5 billion

10) How many middle income families will no longer support the National party after changes to Working for families ?

heaps
shitloads
truckloads
sweet fuck all

11) Which of the following isn’t included in Gerry’s lunch funding ?

fruit
veges
pies
kebabs

12) Who really pays the tax on the increased Kiwisaver employer contributions ?

the employee
the employer
the government
the tooth fairy

13) Why will these changes only come into effect in April 2012 ?

Bill English is chickenshit
John Key is chickenshit
The government is chickenshit
All of the above

14) Where will the 170 000 new jobs the government says will be created come from ?

Making Gerry’s lunch
Cleaning up Gerry’s mess after lunch
Pulled out of Gerry’s arse
The bizarro universe the government exist in

15) What colour was Bill English’s face as he delivered the budget ?

smarmy
arrogant
obnoxious
indifferent
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