the last year or so... Order! Nice try. Any
the last year or so... Order! Nice
My
My question is to the Minister of
needs has he been made aware of ahead
needs has he been made aware of
In
have been made aware of the scale of capital investment needs we have
inherited. The Treasury
capital investment needs we have inherited. The Treasury reports
that are DHBs will
inherited. The Treasury reports that
worth of Crown investment over the next 10 years. We've
also inherited issues in the education
portfolio, where a further
issues in the education portfolio,
needed over the next four years to pay for school
role growth. We have had to make up for
pay for school role growth. We have
shortfall in the Auckland transport alignment project. Fortunately, as I
announced in a
alignment project. Fortunately, as I announced in a speech
this morning, the Government's net capital
spending will
the Government's net capital
forecast by the previous Government before the election. We
are committed to fixing the foundations
of our communities,
committed to fixing the foundations of our communities, country and
economy. That's right!
What is has the Government done so far to address capital
investment
significant difference with our
mini Budget we allocated major capital
capital investments that will make a
mini
capital investments that will make a
billion for our KiwiBuild project, and we have also
restarted contributions to the New Zealand
super
contributions to the New Zealand super fund after nine years
of no Government contributions. This
is crucial for us to
safeguard superannuation for
superannuation for future generations. How is the
Government funding
generations. How is the Government
taken a number of actions to ensure that we can afford all
of our
Firstly, we reversed the previous Government's poorly
Government's poorly targeted tax cuts which would
have disproportionately benefited the
wealthiest. We're
disproportionately benefited the wealthiest. We're also taking a
more responsible debt repayment track,
giving ourselves head
responsible debt repayment track, giving ourselves head room to make
these essential investments. And we have been able to
reprioritise around
have been able to reprioritise have
have been able to reprioritise
the next four years, by repurposing spending that does not fit with our
Government's plans or
spending that does not fit with our Government's plans or does not
represent value for money.
Government's plans or does not represent value for money. We've
also a growing
represent value for money. We've also a growing economy that is
contributing to our resources.
also a growing economy that is contributing to our resources. These
actions have allowed us
contributing to our resources. These actions have allowed us to free up
resources so
actions have allowed us to free up resources so we can correct the
social and infrastructure deficits
we have inherited. You
social and infrastructure deficits we have inherited. You will
see this reflected in the Budget when it is
announced a week
reflected in the Budget when it is announced a week today.
My
My question is to the Minister of
Prime Minister when she said this week that the Government's
current immigration policy is
Thank
Thank you. Yes. And by way of example for the member, I will