Radhakrishnan PriyancaHon PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN (Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector): Tēnā koe e te Māngai and—since it's Samoan Language Week—talofa lava.I'm actually going to pick up where the previous speaker Minister O'Connor left off which is that I'm incredibly proud of Budget 2022 and our finance Minister because this is a Budget that's being delivered at a time that is really tough and it has been for the past two and a half years. It is a Budget that balances the need to address some of the short-term pressures that New Zealanders are facing that we are acutely aware of—pressures that are being faced globally really as a result firstly of COVID secondly of the war in Ukraine and global inflation rising as well. While we may not be able to do much about some of those factors that have led to the increasing cost of living what we can do and what we are doing as a Government is mitigating the impact of that for Kiwis. I'm proud of that. I'm also proud that it is a future-focused Budget that secures our future. It lays the foundation for addressing things like climate change that while parties on both sides of the House may agree—finally—that we need to do something about it members on that side don't agree with what we propose to do about it. So there's a rhetoric there perhaps now that climate change is a thing—finally—but when we talk about the actions that we're going to take it's only on this side of the House that we're actually laying down the wero and doing something about it and I'm proud of that.There is no silver bullet to address the increasing cost of living but we are taking a range of measures. For example the fuel excise cut is being extended by another two months as is the half-price public transport—and that will become permanent for those with a community services card as well. Cost of living payments of $350 for about 2.1 million New Zealand who earn $70000 or less and are 18 and above—that is because we've heard from so many over the course of the past few months that those who miss out on the winter energy payment have actually missed out on any support to deal with cost of living pressure and we are acting to mitigate that. That means 81 percent of New Zealanders aged 18 and above will be eligible for either the winter energy payment or the cost of living payment this year. We are also tackling the root causes of higher groceries bills that so many have told us about by introducing urgent legislation to stop supermarkets from blocking competitors from accessing land and opening new stores. In the time that I have left I also want to highlight the point that Minister O'Connor made when he spoke which is that we are supporting our people because that is integral to us having the economy that we want to have here in New Zealand. I'm incredibly proud of the $15 million boost over four years to the youth development sector because that is a 40 percent boost to services that are Ministry of Youth Development - funded and it's the first time in 20 years that they have seen an increase to their funding. This is incredibly important because we know that COVID-19 for example has had a disproportionate impact on our young people and we want to be able to support them. We know that these development services are helping a range of young people across the motu because they tell us so. The additional funding will support an additional 6800 rangatahi and what they tell me when I'm out there talking to them is the fact that many who access these services come from backgrounds where they may not have been able to see role models where they haven't been able to dream big they haven't seen people succeed in that space and going through these services finally gives them that. Many have told me that they finally get a sense of family a sense of purpose and it builds their confidence and their self-esteem as well. Driver licensing: an increased 64000 New Zealanders will benefit as a result of Budget '22. This is a requirement for up to 70 percent of jobs and is also something that will benefit our young people as well.A final point that I'll make is the investment in family and sexual violence prevention a sector that I've worked in for many years prior to entering Parliament particularly around the need to improve primary preventions. This is a Budget that will support a shift towards primary prevention and actually addressing the root causes that lead to violence and strengthening protective factors as well. I'm incredibly proud of that. I am so proud of this Budget which is a balanced Budget. As I mentioned it addresses cost of living pressures and secures out future.