Young JonathanJONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): Talofa lava and greetings to the Samoan community in New Zealand and to the many great people of that nation. Before I come to the matters that I wish to raise the previous member who spoke Julie Anne Genter said that this Budget does nothing for the housing pressures in New Zealand and yet we announced $100 million more for housing on Crown land—$100 million of new capital funding to allow vacant or underutilised Crown land to be freed up for additional housing and developments. We know that one of the big issues around housing pressure is land and so this Government and this 2017 Budget invest money when that member who just spoke said that this Budget does nothing. It must be frustrating for New Zealanders to hear some of these speeches that are absolutely just alternative facts with no connection to what was delivered last Thursday in black and white ink to New Zealanders and to the media of this country. And yet Opposition members say such things and they say such things with the desire that they will pull the wool over the eyes of New Zealanders who know better because they see what is happening. Presented by the Hon Steven Joyce and following eight Budgets presented by Bill English this comprehensive and complex Budget now puts this country in a strong position and seeks to do the most for as many New Zealanders as it possibly can so that all New Zealanders can benefit delivering for them prosperity security and opportunity. They can fulfil their dreams and they can live and prosper in a nation that gives them a platform to succeed. We never take away the responsibility of the individual to make something of their life but what this Budget has done is make that platform strong to enable New Zealanders with aspirations and to enable New Zealanders with vulnerabilities to be able to safely and securely live in this country and to be able to fulfil their dreams. This Budget takes four significant steps to bring the benefits of a stronger economy to all New Zealanders. We have got to acknowledge the hard work of the previous Minister of Finance our Prime Minister Bill English who is noted around the world as one of the best finance Ministers in this current time. Now we acknowledge the Hon Steven Joyce for the great work that he has done in bringing a Budget that is going to strengthen families and improve resilience in our nation—these Shaky Isles—this place that has in the past cost billions of dollars because of earthquakes because of natural disasters and because of flooding. All of those natural things have happened yet with resilience we can withstand those. We can rebuild and that is what we have done and that is what we continue to do. We are making record investments into new infrastructure which is going to help this country become even more efficient—Denis O'Rourke: What about railways? JONATHAN YOUNG: —in the supply—yes half a billion dollars is going to KiwiRail to continue to support the work that it does. There are billions of dollars going into our roading network so that we can efficiently get products to and from markets. I come from a region that really relies upon a strong resilient roading network and I am pleased that just 2 weeks ago the Minister of Transport came and signified the commencement of works on State Highway 3 heading from New Plymouth through to the Waikato and through to Hamilton. It is a $135 million investment in one of the most difficult pieces of highway network in the country and we rely on that. Every time we have a slip and every time that road is blocked for one reason or another those trucks that carry our products or carry products to us which we desperately need have to go all the way down to Marton and up through State Highway 1. It costs $1000 extra per trip every time and that cost is worn by consumers by the market. So having that investment into State Highway 3 is tremendously important for the people of Taranaki.Hon David Bennett: And the Waikato.JONATHAN YOUNG: And incredibly important for the people of the Waikato that is right. Thank you my honourable friend Mr David Bennett. There is $2 billion invested into families to enable those people to step up and be able to do more with their lives. It is a great thing to see happen. Sharing the benefits of a strong economy—first it requires a strong economy; first it requires prudent fiscal management; first it requires discipline in Government around its spending. And yet during this time of discipline we have sought to improve public services to the people of New Zealand. We have lifted our goals for the betterment of New Zealanders. All this time we have lived with constraint through those very difficult years—as Treasury said: A decade of deficits in front of us." Now we have years of surpluses in front of us because during those difficult times we had discipline we had foresight we had strong management and this is what our country is now benefiting from.We have infrastructure investment new schools new hospitals and new roads. We have rail that is moving freight up and down the country. We have resilience when some of those natural disasters occur which enables these cities to be rebuilt. Kaikōura State Highway 1—$812 million has been invested into State Highway 1 in order to not just open up that road but improve it in terms of capacity and efficiency.There is 3.1 percent average growth for the next 5 years. If the Australian Government could say that in its Budget would that country not be happy? Over 200000 more jobs created in the last 3 years and another 215000 expected by 2021. As a father this is what I want for my son. I want opportunities for him. I am like families all over this country who see their young people and want them to succeed who want them to stay in New Zealand who want them to be part of our great future.What it takes is a Government that can deliver that can enable those businesses out there to have the confidence to create jobs that has New Zealand Trade and Enterprise that has a great trade Minister like Todd McClay out there working hard opening up markets for our fantastic export products. All of that enables us as New Zealanders to be confident to be proud to be very optimistic and to take those steps of faith and risk that we know are very much part of building a future. This Government has delivered that through this Budget.Treasury's latest forecasts show surpluses growing from $1.6 billion in 2016-17 to $7.2 billion in 2020-21. Because of that strength because of those surpluses and because hard-working New Zealanders get out there and make money and pay tax we have so many more choices. We can do so much more in this nation. We have a great future in front of us and I believe that that has been built upon as I said by wise management good stewardship and the right sorts of decisions during those very difficult times. But this Budget now which is comprehensive—yes it is complex and it offers New Zealanders as many as possible the greatest advantage of living in this country. I believe that it breeds optimism and it breeds the confidence that our nation needs in order to engage even more strongly in the world in which we live.The forecast of this Government in terms of its management is very very strong—reducing debt to around 20 percent of GDP by 2020. The Minister of Finance has stated that he wants to see that figure go down to 10 to 15 percent by 2025 so that we have resilience to face the future with confidence with strength and with courage and so that we will see this nation continue to prosper under the leadership of this Government. Thank you."