Omer IbrahimIBRAHIM OMER (Labour): Talofa lava Madam Speaker. Happy Samoan Language Week. I've just been listening to the previous speaker from the Opposition Simeon Brown. For 10 minutes he's been ranting and all he could talk about was opposition to what the Labour Party is doing to help Kiwis without offering any solution. And he keeps saying this Government is a socialist Government—and that is for helping Kiwis who are going through tough times. And if helping Kiwis at this difficult time makes us socialists then so be it. We will be very proud of it.Budget 2022 is the 4th wellbeing Budget delivered by the Hon Grant Robertson. It's the one on this side of this House we are very very proud of. We are very proud of Grant Robertson who is consistently putting the wellbeing of Kiwis at the forefront of all the Budgets that he delivers so far.Now more than ever it's a tough time and the Kiwis need us—they need our help because we are living in an extremely unusually difficult time. Two years of COVID-19 now and the Russian invasion of Ukraine means things are harder than ever. So we are not shying away from this; we are actually stepping up to help Kiwis during this difficult time.Budget 2022 delivers a short-term cost of living payment for about 2.1 million Kiwis to help with the impact of rising costs. This support targets about 81 percent of New Zealanders aged 18 plus who will be receiving the winter energy payment or the temporary cost of living payment this year. Budget 2022 also offers the 25c fuel excise cut and it keeps public transport half price for another two months. We are also making half-price public transport permanent for community services card holders.Throughout Budget 2022 we are tackling the root cause of the higher grocery bills by introducing urgent legislation to stop supermarkets from blocking competitors from accessing the land to open new stores. Budget 2022 covers everything. Thanks to our strong economic management we can now invest in critical services—from the dental grants to emergency care such as paramedics ambulances and helicopters to delivering the largest police force on record. The list goes on.With my colleagues from the ethnic caucus we have been out and about talking to people. People who we have been talking to are very grateful—grateful for the incredible leadership from our Prime Minister and the Finance Minister who is very empathetic and puts people first. People we spoke to are happy because there is money in this Budget for the Ministry of Ethnic Communities to extend its engagement functions as ethnic communities grow. People are happy because there is $13.48 million in this Budget over the next three years to fund the cost of increases to support the resettlement of 1500 quota refugees from 2022-23. There is a lot more. However Budget 2022 is a Budget that strikes the balance. It's the Budget that solves today's problems but looks forward and proposes long-term solutions. Budget 2022 is about people; it's the one that leaves no one behind.Budget 2022 is a masterstroke—this is not my word; it was described by one of the well-known media outlets. It is the one we are immensely proud of. Thanks to our Prime Minister's world-class leadership and thanks to Grant for being such a caring finance Minister who always puts people first—especially poor people. At this time Kiwis appreciate what you're doing Grant. You have done a very good job and you continue to put people forward. For that ngā mihi nui. And we in Labour don't shy away from facing tough times from calling a tough time a tough time. But we're not just sitting doing nothing; we are doing things to help Kiwis get through this difficult—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jenny Salesa): Order! Order! The member's time is up.