Nicola Willis

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The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the decision to reduce the operating allowance by $300 million for the next Budget · 13 May 2026 podcast

That is investment that should be made elsewhere and things that really matter.

And there have been choices like that throughout this budget process.

Well, some of it is supporting our ability to invest in the health system and the education system and other areas.

And a portion of it will be used to support trades training, which we think is critically important for getting more young people into good jobs, but not all of it.

Well, wait and see the actual announcement because the bit I'd just highlight is it's not all about workplace-based training.

It's not all about apprenticeships.

Actually, what happens in schools is really important in our view.

And so that is part of the policy announcement we'll make in due course.

Well, he's made a commitment that after the budget we'll be hearing all of Labour's policies.

But man, oh man, he's got a dilemma on his hands because he's already made commitments to a bunch of spending that I have no idea how he'll fund without having to plunge us into more debt.

You know, restoring the gold-plated pay equity scheme.

Well, there's billions of dollars there.

he wants to reverse all of the reprioritization we've made across the public service and reinstate all of those people into the backroom bureaucracy well that's going to cost a heck of a lot of money he's opposed every saving we've ever delivered so he's going to have his come to jesus moment because actually you can't promise to spend money on everything and then not rack up debt or more taxes so we know what their basic plans will be more taxes more debt more addiction to spending

Well, I think let's wait and see the jury's out on that one.

I don't think it's ever popular to say to an economy that is trying to recover, hey, what we're going to do is slam you with more taxes.

And I think New Zealand needs to retain our competitive advantage, which is that unlike Australia, we haven't introduced capital gains taxes.

And we want investment.

We want people aspiring to build new businesses to grow this economy.

If Australia wants to go down a different track, that's for them.

But I don't think that's a prescription that speaks to the kind of vibrant economy we want New Zealand to be.

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