19 May 2022

Budget 2022: Expert panel on business, health, economics

From Checkpoint, 6:07 pm on 19 May 2022

Budget 2022 includes a cost of living package that will see about two million New Zealanders qualify for a one-off payment of $350.

Health gets a record $11.1 billion over the next four years - with a focus on creating Health NZ and a Māori Health Authority.

Te Puea Winiata (Ngati Ranginui) has worked in mental health and addiction services and is now the kaiwhakahaere at Turuki Health care.

Phil O'Reilly is a business leader and was on the government's welfare expert advisory group.

Brad Olsen is principal economist at Infometrics. They join Lisa to discuss the details.