Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): The Crown accounts released last week continue to reflect the strong position that New Zealand is in to manage the challenging global environment. For the nine months to the end of March, the operating balance before gains and losses (OBEGAL) deficit was $8.1 billion—$4.1 billion below that forecast in December's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update. The investments made by the Government to help keep businesses open and keep Kiwis in work has paid dividends. Projections of 10 percent unemployment and an economy going backwards were avoided because of the actions that we have taken. New Zealand is in a strong fiscal position as we deal with the ongoing economic impacts of the Omicron outbreak and the global inflation pressures.