This bill will approve capacity for $52 billion of spending on our immediate COVID-19 response. This is, essentially, an emergency backstop, not a prediction of exactly how much will be spent, but it does demonstrate the level of commitment of this House and this Government to fighting the virus and protecting New Zealand from it. The money we set aside and spend on the response to this pandemic cannot just be looked at in terms of dollars and cents. The price we would pay as a country for not acting, for not putting aside this money, is absolutely unthinkable. It is prudent to provision for a wide range of potential scenarios now so that we can continue to respond swiftly and decisively to this rapidly changing situation. 