Budget 2022 – Evening Report

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Pacific services receive $196m boost in NZ Budget – new RNZ radio boost

May 20, 2022

RNZ Pacific A total of NZ$196 million has been set aside for Pacific services in Aotearoa New Zealand in this year’s Budget. A big chunk of that — $76 million will go on Pacific health services. Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the cash injection would be used to support Pacific health providers, to improve infrastructure, ... <a title="Pacific services receive $196m boost in NZ Budget – new RNZ radio boost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/pacific-services-receive-196m-boost-in-nz-budget-new-rnz-radio-boost/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific services receive $196m boost in NZ Budget – new RNZ radio boost">Read more</a>

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NZ Budget 2022: Record $11.1 billion post-covid boost for health system

May 20, 2022

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor More than two million New Zealanders will get a one-off $350 sweetener as part of the Budget’s centrepiece $1 billion cost-of-living relief package. The temporary short-term support is counterbalanced by a record $11.1 billion for the health system as the government scraps district health boards (DHBs) and ... <a title="NZ Budget 2022: Record $11.1 billion post-covid boost for health system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/nz-budget-2022-record-11-1-billion-post-covid-boost-for-health-system/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Budget 2022: Record $11.1 billion post-covid boost for health system">Read more</a>