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High hopes for today's Budget from health, infrastructure, education, and business leaders.
College of GPs President Luke Bradford told Mike Hosking he's looking for some reallocation of health spending.
He says we currently invest 6% of vote health in primary healthcare, compared to the OECD average of 14%.
On the infrastructure side of things, Infrastructure NZ's Nick Leggett told Hosking he wants investment in new projects and maintenance of existing ones.
He says we have to build some resilience into them so they don’t fail earlier, because that just ends up costing more money.
Secondary Principals' Council Chair Steve McCracken told Mike Hosking he has three things on his wishlist.
He’d like to see an increase in operational funding for schools, a significant injection into senior secondary curriculum areas to support the implementation of the new qualification, and increasing vocational training places and support for those on that path.
And finally, Business New Zealand Chief Executive Katherine Rich told Mike Hosking she's focused on economic indicators.
She says they’re going to be looking to see when the country returns to surplus and how the new expenditure contributes to economic growth.
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