10 May 2021

Finance Minister lowers expectations at pre-Budget speech

From Checkpoint, 5:39 pm on 10 May 2021

There's a bit more money in the kitty for next week's budget, but Grant Robertson is dialing back expectations he's about to go on a spending spree.

In a pre-budget speech in Auckland this morning, the Finance Minister made it clear the government isn't going to be able to fulfill all its promises in one budget.

Our reporter Sarah Robson was there.