Luxton JoJO LUXTON (Labour—Rangitata): Thank you Mr Speaker. I promise to try and ensure to bring some calm back into the Chamber this evening. But before I begin my contribution I would just like to acknowledge the Hon Grant Robertson for delivering a Budget to New Zealand for New Zealanders one that focuses on supporting people in the here and now for those facing the cost of living pressures but carefully managing our spending and keeping debt under control.A member earlier it may have been one of the ACT members talked about—and I'm sure probably the others across the other side of the House babble on about it too—but borrow and spend borrow and spend" and I just wanted to remind members that those sorts of things are what have supported businesses to pay people to pay the wage subsidy to ensure New Zealanders continued to be employed to ensure that businesses continued to run.But I will move on to the Budget that we are currently debating. There's been some really big meaty announcements within that one of those being the cost of living payment that we know is going to benefit 2.1 million Kiwis; 81 percent of Kiwis aged over 18 will receive either the winter energy payment or a cost of living payment. I think that's fantastic.I want to talk about some of the other things that perhaps haven't been the big news items that haven't made the big headlines. Firstly I want to focus on what's happening for those in our rural community: $1 billion to assist farmers and growers to reduce emissions better access to healthcare services for rural people more investment in rural broadband and making it easier for rural people to get a driver's licence.Now I hear on a regular basis from constituents about the barriers that some of our young rural folk have in getting a driver's licence. I think some of these measures will go a long way because those young people in our rural towns and communities that don't have drivers' licences yet want to have an after-school job or a job in the weekends however it may be have to rely on mum and dad to get them in and out of town. I think that better access to the ability to get drivers' licences will be a huge benefit to our young rural folk.Ninety-three thousand more people are going to be eligible for legal aid from January 2023. Now this will ensure equity—peoples' access to justice should not be based on their financial means. I think that's a big deal actually. Tim Jackson and Kelly Beazley two lawyers from Timaru just said in today's Timaru Herald that this announcement is long overdue.I note that South Canterbury leaders welcome more money for extending the Apprenticeship Boost scheme and that will see thousands more people entering the workforce through that scheme.Dental grants for lower-income Kiwis will be more than tripled from $300 to $1000.One of the things that I think that we haven't actually heard anything about perhaps tonight—and not much at all—is the investment that we're putting into strengthening New Zealand Sign Language in education to ensure continuation of current services as well as New Zealand Sign Language professional learning development to 150 schools with Deaf students. Now I think that anything that helps our young people remove barriers for them participating in our educational system has got to be a good thing. There will also be funding for 100 more families to have access to First Signs. That is a home-based service enabling families to strengthen their communication with their Deaf child. First Signs makes a huge difference to whānau that have Deaf children.There are so many good things in this Budget so many things that members haven't had the opportunity to speak about many of these small things that haven't made the big headlines such as this funding into New Zealand Sign Language but other members I'm sure will discuss some of these really good and positive things in our Budget. I just want to finish off again by acknowledging our Minister of Finance Grant Robertson congratulating him for this fantastic Budget."