Have your say: English says it's time to withdraw stimulus

In an indication of what might come in the 2010 budget, Finance Minister Bill English yesterday said the government would be withdrawing stimulus and spending in 2010, the Associated Press reported on Stuff.

"We are pulling back from pumping money in," he said. "The concern is that the United States needs to keep stimulating their economy because it's in a pretty bad shape. We are in a better shape, we can afford to pull back and get a more balanced recovery so that the private sector can get up and running, providing new jobs."