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or your favourite podcast provider. Two aphorisms came to mind when the government announced last week it had launched a tripartite investigation – comprising BusinessNZ, the Council of Trade Unions and the government – to investigate the creation of a European-style unemployment insurance scheme to pay redundant workers around 80% of their income while they retrain and find another good job. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is The first question I’m struck by is why two bodies supposed to be at loggerheads would want a build a scheme that seemed so generous. Who is going t...

Thursday, 20 May 2021, 1:54 pm · Projected 221,000 more people to be in employment over the forecast period, with unemployment set to decrease to 4.2 percent. · Up to 33,000 children to be lifted out of poverty on the after housing costs measure, benefits boosted by between $32 and $55 a week. · $57.3 billion infrastructure investment over five years, including $11.6 billion for housing. Budget 2021 will secure Aotearoa New Zealand’s recovery from COVID-19, creating jobs and investing to address the long-term challenges of child poverty, housing and climate change. “This Budget target...

Grant Robertson has just released the government's annual budget, declaring that it corrects the mistakes of 30 years ago. Here's The Spinoff's political editor Justin Giovannetti with everything you need to know.  Follow our live updates for more from today's budget and the reaction to it New

The Government says between 19,000 and 33,000 children are projected to be lifted out of poverty on the after-housing-costs measure in 2022/23 as a result of the $3.3 billion changes announced on Thursday. 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the so-called ‘Mother of All Budgets’ that saw benefits slashed and other social programmes cut. Finance Minister Grant Robertson says Budget 2021 repairs "some of that damage". "Not only will this give a sense of dignity and hope to those who receive that boost in income, it will also help reduce inequality and provide ongoing stimulus to the economy....

Minneapolis budget passes with police funding cut, but keeps larger staffing level target By FOX 9 Staff MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minneapolis City Council passed a 2021 budget early Thursday morning that shifts nearly $8 million from the city’s police department to fund alternative public safety strategies, but allows room for future police recruitment.  A key moment came when the council voted 7-6 to pass a motion regarding police staffing. Through the "Safety for All" plan, the sworn officer capacity would have been reduced to 750 in 2022 and beyond – a decrease that Mayor Jacob ...