Bennett GlenGLEN BENNETT (Labour): That previous contribution was outrageous and it was shameful in this House—absolutely outrageous. I think it is appalling and it is shameful that this is democracy—this is evidently democracy and I find that a sham and I find it shameful. Democracy so we say is a wonderful thing but democracy is a strange thing. Democracy also is a slow burn and as I watch and as I listen and I hear the meerkats on the other side going on and jumping up and down I feel like democracy is being ridden roughshod over today because this piece of legislation this Public Finance (Fines Collection Costs-Budget Measures) Amendment Bill is nothing more than slamming things through in urgency which do not need to be slammed through. They need to be parked. People need to put their money in the meter they need to wait and they need to relax and chill out for a bit and then to wait the time to get this legislation right to allow local government to have their say and to allow local government to engage and be part of democracy. But no we've got to run fast; we've got to run loose—that is what this Government does.As we know the c" word—that's right I'm going to use the "c" word Mr Speaker. I'm not sure if it's the Standing Orders but I am going to use the "c" word. It's all about choices. And this Government is making some serious choices which are offensive—some serious choices which are rude and are disgusting. The "c" word; they are making some really bad choices. And it is grotesque and teenaged children and little kids who are watching tonight should close their ears right now because that "c" word the choices are horrific as we watch what is going on here.Now we look and we watch what this Budget is about. And nature it's been parked—did they have to put their money in the meter? Did they have to wait and ensure that they clipped their ticket on the way down for the National Party? We look at our just transitions trying to move us forward. It's been parked. But that's OK we'll throw some money in the meter and of course they'll clip the ticket and they'll move on and we'll ignore our just transitions. Oranga Tamariki our most vulnerable children—they're being parked and no money can be put in the meter to justify that because that is outrageous and that is wrong but that is what this Government is doing with this Budget.When it comes to funding cancer drugs when it comes to climate change when it comes to universal free prescriptions they are parking it all and they are hoping and maybe some of them are praying and hoping—I don't know what their beliefs are—that somehow when they leave this House maybe Monday Tuesday Wednesday next week when we get through this debate they can justify to their constituents they can justify to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand that the Budget that they have presented and championed and that they've said so many wonderful things about—about how they're actually going to be able to look people in the eye and say "I'm sorry." because we use the "c" word in this legislation. We use the "c" word in so many pieces of legislation. We made choices that are taking New Zealand backwards choices that are offensive and are wrong.This legislation is only adding that extra 4 percent on top of that obviously in terms of the ticket that they can clip and that is wrong. I just think as we sit here in this place and as we look at what is going on in New Zealand that they are looking and finding every way they can to find a bit of extra money behind the couch—you know a bit more money behind the sofa to see how they can find a way to fund their tax cuts—because of course there's the "b" word. And I'm going to be outrageous: I'm going to use two offensive words tonight: the "c" word and the "b" word. That's right. They're going to be borrowing borrowing—the "b" word. They've been borrowing for these tax cuts and doing everything they can with this legislation to ensure that they can find every little cent and every little penny they can to ensure that they can give their tax cuts to their mates and to their friends.So as we look at this legislation as we look at urgency it is unnecessary. It should have gone to select committee. This legislation should have at least talked to our local democracy and our people. This is wrong."