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Thursday, 27 May 2021, 3:51 pm
Finance
Minister Grant Robertson announced his fourth budget, which
will invest $3.8b in a Housing Acceleration Fund, insulate
47,700 homes and put $380m towards raising Māori
homeownership, which currently sits at just 30%. $131.8m
will also go towards replacing RMA, which is hoped to
improve the delivery of new housing.
Century 21 Owner
Derryn Mayne applauds the Government on funding its housing
initiatives, but says Budget 2021 will make little
difference for most first-home buyers.
“The Finance
Minister has long promised to ‘tilt the balance more
towards first-home buyers’ but Budget 2021 has not
achieved that.
“He could’ve announced partnership
Press Release – Property Council Of New Zealand This is a big spending, big promising Budget that will leave many of the housing, infrastructure and climate resilience challenges left untouched, Property Council New Zealand Chief Executive Leonie Freeman says. There is no doubt the Government …
“This is a big spending, big promising Budget that will leave many of the housing, infrastructure and climate resilience challenges left untouched, Property Council New Zealand Chief Executive Leonie Freeman says.
“There is no doubt the Government has invested heavily in this Budget. However, for many of the core issues around housing supply, climate resilience and delivering infrastructure at pace, the Budget doesn’t offer any new, alternative options.