Robertson GrantGRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central): That is an interesting matter—an interesting matter was introduced to the debate there by the Minister in the chair Paul Goldsmith. I do not know. I am backing the overwhelming logic of James Shaw's contribution there that actually a change of Government is extremely likely. Mr Goldsmith at that point will have to consider his future. Perhaps he should run a little bit harder in Epsom—you know really try to become an MP. He might actually enjoy that.I am rising actually in support of the amendment in the name of Marama Davidson who is attempting here to change—sorry I will just get the right bits of paper—clause 2 and bring into force the clauses of the bill that deal with the calculation of the family tax credit from 1 July 2017 rather than 1 April 2018. I understand the point that the Minister has made that there is a process a sort of regular turnover of when tax changes are made. That is fine but the reality is that if the Government is serious about supporting working families that support does not start next year. It should start right now. Here is the last chance for the Government in this debate to show that this package is not a straight-out election-year bribe. Here is the chance because if it was not the Government could say: You know what? We agree. Working families deserve that now. We are going to legislate it. We are going to do it now." But it is not. That is one of the many reasons that the Labour Party is opposing this legislation.It is not a real commitment to supporting families and so Marama Davidson has an amendment that says: "Let's do it from 1 July. That gives the Government a couple of months to get things sorted to make sure that it has got all the systems in place so let's push the button and give working families something." This would be the opportunity for the Government to do that but it is not doing it. It is not interested because it is not about working families; it is about an election. It is about a Government with so few ideas about how it can improve the country that it has got this one and it is going to push it out to 1 April 2018 and say to New Zealanders: "You only get this if you vote for us." Well that is not true. There will be support for working families in New Zealand from a different Government from a Labour-led Government. I am sure the Greens and New Zealand First even would support getting that money to the families who need it now—getting it to the 800000 New Zealanders who earn below $14000 a year who get nothing out of this package.The Working for Families changes here are modest. They are extremely modest and in fact in some senses they restrict the way that Working for Families works. But the actual increases to tax credits which is what is dealt with in terms of the amendment that Marama Davidson has put up are ones that we do agree with. We do support those so let us do it now. Let us actually show our commitment as a Parliament to saying that working people deserve a fairer share in the prosperity of New Zealand. But the National Government is not going to do it because it does not actually believe that. It does not actually believe in giving people a fair go and a fair share in the lower and bottom end of our income scale because that is not what it is about.This is a package that is firmly and squarely directed at playing clever politics. Is it clever politics? I do not actually know that it is. I think when I go around New Zealand that what most New Zealanders say is that they want to see a housing market where people get a fair go where first-home buyers can buy their property and where we do not have people who are homeless. I think they want a health system where they actually can get the care they need and I see this morning GPs are saying prices are going to go up because of this Budget because not enough has been invested in health. That is what people want. And they want to make sure we have got an education system that is a truly free education system for our school students and that provides support for students to be able to be part of a new economy.Simon O'Connor: I don't think that member understands capitation in health.GRANT ROBERTSON: That is what New Zealanders want and yes they will accept that there should be some family income support. Well do it now. Simon O'Connor seemed to have a bit to say there. Get up Simon O'Connor and tell me why working people do not deserve these changes to come in from 1 July this year. If you do not you are showing once and for all that this is an election-year Budget. It is not a Budget that is about what is best for New Zealand; it is a Budget where Steven Joyce is trying to work out what is best for him in his role as campaign manager. We are not going to be part of that on this side of the Chamber. What we want to do is actually improve the lives of working New Zealanders. If National wanted to do that as well here is its final chance on this bill: vote for the amendment."