Mother of all Budgets

proper noun

The 1991 New Zealand budget delivered by the Minister of Finance Ruth Richardson.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Mother of all Budgets
  1. New ZealandgovernmentThe 1991 New Zealand budget delivered by the Minister of Finance Ruth Richardson.

Origin

Coined by New Zealand journalist David Cohen in 1991, in reference to Saddam Hussein's use of mother of all.

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APA

Mother of all Budgets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20of%20all%20Budgets

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“Mother of all Budgets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20of%20all%20Budgets. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mother of all Budgets,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother%20of%20all%20Budgets.

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