14 May 2020

Budget 2020 an umbrella for a rainy day - Finance Minister Grant Robertson

From Checkpoint, 5:10 pm on 14 May 2020

A $50 billion rescue fund sits at the centre of 2020's "once in a generation Budget" as the country braces for the economic carnage promised by Covid-19.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the pandemic is a "one-in-100-year event" which demands record spending.

He talks to Lisa Owen.