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It's Politics Thursday and it's Budget Day, Nick is joined by Labour MP Ginny Andersen and National MP for Otaki Tim Costley.
The panel talk the political issues of the week - starting with the budget due for release at 2pm today.
Costley says it's certainly no lolly scramble, but it is a budget for real Kiwis. Andersen shares her worries for the people who need support most - particularly from what we have already seen from pre-budget announcements.
How has collaboration and compromise been with the coalition partners while crafting the budget?
And onto the Ipsos survey, where Kiwis trust Labour to deal with 7 out of the top 10. What do our politicians think have caused these results? Are people voting on hope?
Then, the government's new loan scheme to transition large companies off gas, should this be expanded?
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