21 May 2021

Budget 2021 just 'papering over the cracks' - National Party

From Morning Report, 7:44 am on 21 May 2021

The National Party says the Budget delivered by Finance Minister Grant Robertson yesterday afternoon is simply papering over the cracks.

In its first unconstrained Budget in decades, Labour hiked benefits to help reduce inequality and stimulate the economy in the wake of Covid-19.

But National says it lacks a plan to get New Zealand back to prosperity.

National Party shadow treasurer Andrew Bayly spoke to Susie Ferguson.