Labour's early Christmas present for families, beneficiariesKEVIN STENT/STUFF A lot is riding on Finance Minister Grant Robertson's first 'mini budget'. OPINION: Just in time for Christmas, Labour is about to open the Santa sack for families. Labour botched its handling of its big ticket families package on the campaign trail so badly National managed to convince most voters - even the big winners from Labour's package - that they would be the biggest losers. Low and middle income families could potentially pick up hundreds of dollars extra a week from a boost to working for families payments and $60 a week for families with babies and toddlers. National will run hard on the losers under Labour's package, notably people without children.

Source: Stuff December 13, 2017 06:41 UTC