Jason Walls: Budget 2021 reaction and what comes next

Budget 2021 has finally arrived - but what does it mean for the average Kiwi?The headline of Budget 2021 is an up to $55 per week increase in main benefits rates – a move the Government is expecting to lift between 19,000 and 33,000 children out of poverty.Drug-buying agency Pharmac got a $200 million increase as Labour delivered on its election pledge to increase the funding.The Government has also earmarked $380 million of new funding towards a Māori housing package, expected to deliver another 1000 homes for Māori across the country.Prime Minister Jacinda said this week's Budget would set New Zealand up to both recover from Covid-19, and be "stronger than when we entered the pandemic".NZ Herald political reporter Jason Walls joined Francesca Rudkin to unpack the big ticket items and what happens next. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.