Throwing "waves of cash'' at New Zealand's social issues will not help solve the problems, Prime Minister Bill English says. Bill EnglishIn the lead-up to Thursday's Budget, Mr English warned New Zealanders should not expect huge amounts of money to be invested into solving social problems. Instead, the Government needed to do a better job of dealing with long-running social problems, he told Newshub yesterday. "You shouldn't expect waves of cash. Mr English said not to expect tax cuts either, as the Budget would be a "responsible use of the opportunity New Zealand has created with surpluses''.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 22, 2017 20:48 UTC