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OPINION: Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s promise of a “recovery and wellbeing budget” is an apt recognition of the current social and economic reality. Although life feels relatively normal in New Zealand compared with the havoc Covid-19 continues to wreak internationally, the cost of our policy response and the impact of the pandemic recession haven’t been shared equally. While detail is still scarce, Robertson has made it clear child wellbeing will be a key focus of this year’s budget. Indeed, it will be a priority for the new Implementation Unit being established to oversee ...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 10:36 am Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s promise of a “recovery and well-being budget” is an apt recognition of the current social and economic reality. Although life feels relatively normal in New Zealand compared with the havoc COVID-19 continues to wreak internationally, the cost of our policy response and the impact of the pandemic recession haven’t been shared equally. While detail is still scarce, Robertson has made it clear child well-being will be a key focus of this year’s budget. Indeed, it will be a priority for the new Implementation Unit being...

Speech – New Zealand Government Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with … Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with only a socially distanced press gallery bearing si...

Speech – New Zealand Government Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with … Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with only a socially distanced press gallery bearing si...

Minister of Finance Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with only a socially distanced press gallery bearing silent witness. You are a more lively and friendly crowd already. We have certainly come a long way since that event, although this Budget will still be a COVID Budget in a number of ways which I will return to shortly. When I delivered the speech last year we were still at Level 3.