The Government considered but turned down a US-style stimulus cheque to Kiwis
9 Mar, 2021 10:15 PM
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson during the post-Cabinet press conference, Parliament, Wellington. 09 February, 2021. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Finance Minister Grant Robertson during the post-Cabinet press conference, Parliament, Wellington. 09 February, 2021. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has revealed the Government considered giving New Zealanders a US-style stimulus cheque to provide an economic cushion to the Covid-induced downturn.
But that form of what he this morning called helicopter-style payment - where most Americans were given payments from the Government to spend on whatever they liked- was turned down in favour of the multi billion-dollar wage subsidy scheme.
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