Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance The economic recovery from COVID-19 continues to be reflected in the Governments books, which are again better than expected. The Crown accounts for the eight months to the end of February 2021 showed both OBEGAL … Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance The economic recovery from COVID-19 continues to be reflected in the Government’s books, which are again better than expected. The Crown accounts for the eight months to the end of February 2021 showed both OBEGAL and the operating balance remain better than forecast in the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) released in December last year.