Focus on Politics (Trending Now) | The House Budget 2023: bare bones, blowout, or both?
The 2023 Budget has proven difficult to define: neither the belt-tightening exercise that was promised, nor the blatant bribery sometimes seen in election years. Certainly, it is no election clincher, but it has not lost Labour the election either, and backs National into an uncomfortable corner where the opposition must now explain what policies or services it would do without. In this week's Focus on Politics, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch breaks down Grant Robertson's supposedly no-frills Budget. [Stuff that went down under Budget urgency] It’s the norm following the delivery of the Budget for the House to go into urgency, a chance for the government to move through legislation directly related to the Budget and some other stuff too. This means a longer than usual week at parliament - that’s why MPs have been sitting today on a Friday. But mercifully for them, or us, this week’s legislative load under urgency following the 2023 Budget has been quite light.
A weekly analysis of significant political issues. Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.
Primary Title
- Focus on Politics (Trending Now) | The House
Episode Title
- Budget 2023: bare bones, blowout, or both?
Date Broadcast
- Friday 19 May 2023
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Radio New Zealand National
Broadcaster
- Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
- A weekly analysis of significant political issues. Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.
Episode Description
- The 2023 Budget has proven difficult to define: neither the belt-tightening exercise that was promised, nor the blatant bribery sometimes seen in election years. Certainly, it is no election clincher, but it has not lost Labour the election either, and backs National into an uncomfortable corner where the opposition must now explain what policies or services it would do without. In this week's Focus on Politics, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch breaks down Grant Robertson's supposedly no-frills Budget. [Stuff that went down under Budget urgency] It’s the norm following the delivery of the Budget for the House to go into urgency, a chance for the government to move through legislation directly related to the Budget and some other stuff too. This means a longer than usual week at parliament - that’s why MPs have been sitting today on a Friday. But mercifully for them, or us, this week’s legislative load under urgency following the 2023 Budget has been quite light.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- News
- Politics
Hosts
- Evie Ashton (Presenter - RNZ News | Trending Now)
- Craig McCulloch (Presenter - Focus on Politics)
- Johnny Blades (Presenter - The House)
Contributors
- New Zealand Parliament's Office of the Clerk (Funder - The House)