Both employers and employees get ‘wins’ in the new payroll proposals, Brooke van Velden says.
Kirk Hope says political parties should get over partisan arguments about the scheme.
There has been a big reduction in the number of unemployed people compared with a year earlier.
Public consultation on the proposal closes on April 26.
Government confirms orders for 123 million tests through to June.
Age-old problem of poor productivity also addressed in wide-ranging report.
OECD rejects suggestions NZ could face stagflation and expects inflationary pressures to ease.
Finance spokesperson Simon Bridges invokes Norman Kirk at caucus retreat.
A decision on a second harbour crossing will be made next year.
But Grant Robertson says the days of across-the-board financial help from government are over.