Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Budget Urgency
The House has gone into Urgency to deal with two pieces of legislation.
• the first reading and referral to select committee of the Care and Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlement Bill
• the introduction and passing of the Taxation (Budget Measures: Family Incomes Package) Bill
The Government interrupted the debate in reply to the Budget Speech after the completion of the Leaders' speeches.
ends
Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
Scoop
Scoop Independent News
Scoop is NZ's largest independent news source; respected widely in media, political, business and academic circles for being the place on the internet for publishing "what was really said", and for the quality of its analysis of issues.
Gordon Campbell: On The Looming Conflicts Within The Trump Presidency
Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Localism Is A Dead End; It’s All Glocal Now
Ramzy Baroud: Gaza Ceasefire At Last - How Israel's 'First Defeat' Will Shape The Country's Future
Binoy Kampmark: Pity The Poesy - Mark Rutte, NATO And Spending For War
Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - Parliament's Annual Rituals Are Underway Again
Binoy Kampmark: Justifying The Egregious - John Howard And Spying On East Timor