Budget 2025 Reaction - as It Happened

Budget 2025 reaction - as it happened

Chris Hipkins says National talked a big game about getting the country's infrastructure sorted.

Hipkins says Budget 2025 hurts women, young people, workers

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins, speaking, is unimpressed with the Government’s Budget 2025. Photo supplied Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says the coalition Government’s Budget, delivered by Finance Minister Nicola Willis yesterday, is a “masterclass in making the wrong decisions for New Zealanders”. “After a year of job cuts, now we are on to pay cuts and stealing from our kids’ retirement funds. “The Government has taken $11 billion that…

‘Women’s pay’ and ‘retirement funds’ paying for Budget 2025, Labour says

Hundreds protested outside Parliament as the National-led coalition revealed its Budget for 2025, much of which was funded by tightening pay equity rules.

The Austerity Budget that leaves women out – Labour

Today’s Budget is a masterclass in making the wrong decisions for New Zealanders. “After a year of job cuts, now we are on to pay cuts and stealing from our kids’ retirement funds,” Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. “The Government has taken $11 billion that should be lifting women’s pay and used it to make its budget add up. “Christopher Luxon’s decision to cut the Government KiwiSaver contribution will steal $66,000 from the retirement saving…