Thu, 20 May 2021, 3:11PM
Is New Zealand s Budget 2021 good enough to keep Kiwis here and not jumping across the ditch to Australia?
And is it making New Zealand more of a Welfare Country ? And is Budget moving away from NZ First s influence?
Finance Minister Grant Robertson spoke with Political Editor Barry Soper after the Budget was unveiled.
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Budget 2021: The Government expecting very sharp drop in house price growth
The Beehive, Wellington. Parliament Buildings. (Photo / Mark Mitchell)
Budget 2021: The Government expecting very sharp drop in house price growth Thu, 20 May 2021, 2:28PM
The Government is forecasting a significant slowing in house price growth in the coming years, after the New Zealand market s recent red-hot run. This is a very sharp adjustment in house prices but a very necessary one, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said in today s budget lockup.
Treasury has warned that the decrease in expected house price growth will dampen the economic recovery .
But Robertson did not appear worried about this warning.
A long-overdue makeover of Scott Base has received a near-$350m Budget boost - ensuring New Zealand's continued presence on the frozen continent.
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Budget 2021: $131 million to tackle family and sexual violence
Minister for the prevention of family violence and sexual violence, Marama Davidson. (Photo / File)
Budget 2021: $131 million to tackle family and sexual violence Thu, 20 May 2021, 3:25PM
Almost $132 million is being invested in community and iwi-led programmes to reduce family and sexual violence over four years.
The funding boost was announced today by prevention of family and sexual violence minister Marama Davidson as part of the Government s Budget for 2021.
Supporting existing and successful community-led programmes is the focus, including those that help perpetrators.
The $131.9 million funding boost will underpin kaupapa Māori providers, develop existing safety responses with communities and extend early support to help people stop using violence .
Budget 2021: Government to spend $3.3 billion to lift up to 33,000 children out of poverty
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Budget 2021: Government to spend $3.3 billion to lift up to 33,000 children out of poverty
Key points:
Weekly benefit rates will be lifted by between $32 and $55 per adult by April 2022.
Main benefits (including Jobseeker Support, Sole Parent Support, Supported Living Payment) will further increase to levels recommended by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group in 2019.
Families and whānau with children get an additional top-up of $15 per adult a week.
109,000 families and whānau with children will, on average, receive $175 more a week from all changes made since 2017.