Prime Minister Chris Hipkins delivered his pre-budget speech and experts are comparing aspects of it to National's campaign promises.
Hipkins talked about reducing Government spending, highlighted strong immigration numbers and ruled out introducing a capital gains tax.
The Prime Minister also promised spending would be directed to boost economic productivity, with skills, science and infrastructure labelled as priorities.
NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says Chris Hipkins' no-frills budget is more centrist than most Labour voters would be familiar with, comparing his speech to Bill English's previous statements.
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