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title: EDUCATION | BUDGET SPECIAL ALERT 2018
description: While the Government points out the Budget provision for $1.6 billion in new operating funding over four years is a 45% increase on last year’s Budget, most seem to agree that it still won’t go far enough. $395.8 million in new capital funding for better schools and hundreds of new classrooms seems to be a […]
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# [EDUCATION | BUDGET SPECIAL ALERT 2018](https://balanceca.nz/blogs/education-budget-special-alert-2018)

 Written by [Balance CA](https://balanceca.nz/blogs/author/balance-ca) | Jan 20, 2024 7:07:56 PM

While the Government points out the Budget provision for $1.6 billion in new operating funding over four years is a 45% increase on last year’s Budget, most seem to agree that it still won’t go far enough. $395.8 million in new capital funding for better schools and hundreds of new classrooms seems to be a start, along with an additional 1,500 teachers in our primary and secondary schools across the country over the next four years.

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