#BHN A plan from Luxon and Willis for fuel relief | Van Velden to retire | Finlayson smites Ngaro

About 143,000 families with children will get an additional $50 a week through a boost to the in-work tax credit, the Government has announced. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced the urgent cost of living relief package on Tuesday, in response to the global fuel crisis.ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden won't seek re-election, but could return to politics. ACT Party deputy leader Brooke van Velden will leave Parliament this year, but she isn’t ruling out a return at some point in the (somewhat distant) future.On their Cross-Party Lines podcast Chris Finlayson and Phill Goff shared their thoughts about minor parties taking on former MPs from other parties specifically speaking to Alfred Ngaro becoming a candidate for NZ First.Rodney Hide put a cat among the pigeons when he called hypocrisy of a Christian commentator who was talking of the evils of the left being linked to abortion when he pointed out that Luxon supports all those positions as well. It was a classic case of being hoisted by ones own petard and made for great, but unintended, viewing.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/