Watts SimonSIMON WATTS (National—North Shore): Isn't it ironic that all night we hear in regards to the Road User Charges (Temporary RUC Reduction Scheme) Amendment Bill (No 2) that this is here to solve bread and butter issues? The last speaker Shanan Halbert just talked about bread and butter issues. I think Minister Wood referred to bread and butter issues. Well this sounds like a bread and butter pudding to be honest—that is well overcooked and it's going to be very chewy and not taste that good. But I'm getting pretty tired of hearing this recurring statement about bread and butter—and I'm not sure what sort of butter they're buttering the bread with but I don't buy it. I don't buy it for a second. And I'll tell you what I think Kiwis have higher expectations than just having bread and butter for every meal.That is the challenge with this piece of legislation. As I said before Kiwis are hurting across this country and they are hurting because of the actions and the policies by this Labour Government. And that is a great shame because the Government have within their powers to be able to dictate the fiscal policy decisions—the choices and the options—that they can actually make some sustainable and significant change of substance that will actually deal with the underlying cost of living problem. This piece of legislation as has been traversed in the House throughout the evening does not deal with the underlying substance of the issues that face hard-working Kiwis across this country. It is as Simeon Brown articulated before a band-aid solution.And you know what? Kiwis deserve more from their Government. They deserve a clear plan that has substance that has actions that are underpinned by evidence that it's actually going to deal with the heart of the issue. They don't deserve simply a reoccurring amended bill that is a temporary bill that goes on for five years. It is simply just picking at straws. It actually shows that this Government do not have any other ideas. They're out of ideas. They're out of ideas in terms of what they do with the cost of living crisis. They're out of ideas in terms of how they fight inflation. They have got no other ideas other than putting a reduction in terms of the fuel prices. And as Simeon Brown articulated in absence of any other ideas it is not inconceivable that we're going to support a piece of legislation to say Actually you know what in absence of any other ideas of any substance and in absence of a Government actually reading the clearly articulated plan that we have articulated which will fight the cost of living and fight inflation—in absence of all that then we will be supporting this piece of legislation." But it's only because this is as good as it gets from this Labour Government and that is a great shame.I mentioned before in my first reading speech that the cost of this Government is driving up the cost of living. The costs and the spending by this Government the wastage that they are undertaking is driving up the cost of living. And so as a result of their actions then they are having to come in with a piece of legislation like this to try and basically put a band-aid over the fact that Kiwis are going backwards across this country. Kiwis are going backwards no matter where you live in this country and that is setting up a pretty dark future particularly for our younger generations in terms of what that looks like going forward. Nothing of any substance nothing to deal with the underlying issues. No appetite to reduce Government waste no appetite to reduce these pet projects that we—and I'm not going to articulate them all because the list is growing longer and longer and you know it's just repeating and repeating. Every day with inflation those projects are going up.But the reality is that Kiwis deserve more from this Government. They are hurting. Their hurt is caused by this Government. And this piece of legislation is not going to provide a sustainable solution for that."