Utikere TangiTANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): Thank you Mr Speaker. Talofa lava. It's a pleasure to take a call on the Budget. I listened to my colleague the Hon Kieran McAnulty earlier and his contribution to the House and he challenged members opposite to effectively share their plan with New Zealanders and with the House. We have had three speakers from the Opposition this afternoon—we've had Mr Woodhouse Mrs Collins and Mr Brown. Not a single one of them have taken up that opportunity to share with New Zealanders what their alternative plan is. They like to rabbit on about tax cuts—tax cuts that will benefit the wealthy at the expense of those who are far worse off than them. But they have not shared with New Zealanders the plan to deliver those supposed tax cuts. They need to share with the House. They need to share with New Zealanders what essential services they will cut because the maths does not add up when members opposite say they will deliver tax cuts for the rich. How are they going to pay for it? They should be upfront and clear. What cuts to education what cuts to health and what cuts to police are National proposing to deliver on money for the rich at the expense of those who are worse off? I am proud to stand in support of this Government's Budget. We have heard a lot about the real difference that removing that $5 levy or that $5 co-payment will mean for communities. Perhaps members of the Opposition haven't actually spoken with the local pharmacist because they clearly don't know. They clearly don't know the difference that this will make to communities all around the country. But of course in the words of their leader the Leader of the Opposition they are only bottom feeders"—it doesn't matter to them. Well it matters to this Government. It matters to Labour that we are delivering where it counts. We are delivering where it counts.Last week I had the opportunity in Palmerston North to talk with just one of our local pharmacists James Carroll at the Botanical Road Pharmacy. He's been there for a wee while. He was able to show me the shelf of uncollected items the uncollected scripts because people had to prioritise their own health and wellbeing—in that case not and were not able to pick up the script. We know that there is a minimum of 133000 people who fail to collect their script every year in this country—every year. And actually that is a conservative estimate because it doesn't call into account those individuals who know that it's going to cost them some money so they won't bother to go to the pharmacist. So tell us members opposite where those cuts are going to be. Health education law and order or elsewhere? Be upfront about this. They're silent because they have no plan. They have no response. They are happy for Kiwis to think actually that they have a plan when clearly they do not. I am proud of this Budget. I am proud of the fact that it will see a huge investment in rail and I acknowledge my colleague the member for Ōtaki Terisa Ngobi. She and I have been strong advocates for the Capital Connection and rail that connects the capital and the Manawatū line. Actually I took the Capital Connection here to Parliament this week. I'll take it home tomorrow. But the reality is under a Labour Government we are going to see huge investment—a huge investment—to ensure that there is more frequency that we have a service that connects our capital and the Horowhenua and the Kāpiti Coast Palmerston North and the Wairarapa to ensure that our communities are able to be connected to the capital. It's going to be a more environmentally friendly solution. It's going to be more efficient. It's going to be more effective. It's going to deliver on all of those needs for our local communities all along those main trunk lines as well. That's Labour—that's a Government delivering for my community. That is a Government who is investing in rail after decades of under-investment. Hon Dr Duncan Webb: $8.7 billion.TANGI UTIKERE: Absolutely Dr Webb—absolute under-investment from those opposite. This is a Government that is focused on the basics. It is a Government that has delivered a Budget that is going to mean so much to our communities. I know that because I've heard it. I really don't think that members have been out and about listening to the difference that this will make. This is an absolute Budget that will make a huge difference.Finally I just want to touch one other pre-Budget announcement and that's around increases to Defence Force personnel's remuneration. It will make a huge difference to the people in Palmerston North. We have the RNZAF base Ōhākea nearby. We have Linton Military Camp as well. To be able to deliver significant increases more so than in a decade is going to make a huge difference. It shows the value that this Labour Government places on serving personnel. I am proud of it. I am proud of this Wellbeing Budget and I commend it to the House."