Politics Live Blog - ongoing OLD

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the “very first press release” out of the Budget today will reveal how much the Government has saved from changing pay equity law.

“You’ll see how much savings we have delivered from pay equity and how much we’ve allocated that to our operating and capital allowances, and what we’re investing in,” Willis said on Tuesday, as she watched the so-called Growth Budget roll off the presses.

“And I can give you a preview. Those savings are being invested in education services and better health services, more funding for our police, rebuilding New Zealand’s Defence capability. New Zealand has pressing priorities right now, but we also have books that were left in a heavy overdraft.”

The full story from Kelly Dennett is in The Post