It's Budget Day and all signs are it'll deliver more money into the pockets of the country's poorest and those hit hardest by Covid-19.
There are big expectations around the usual areas - health and education, but don't expect much more for housing, after the multi-billion package announced in March.
The one exception will be what Finance Minister Grant Robertson describes as "significant" funding for Maori housing.
This time last year he was staring down the barrel of the pandemic the possiblity of economic carnage.
2021's still a Covid-19 budget, but one Robertson says looks more towards recovery.
Political Editor, Jane Patterson, filed this report.
