Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: In its assessment of the household labour force survey, ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley said the number of job losses had been mercifully small. He said factors such as the wage subsidy had made a difference through encouraging employers to keep people employed even as businesses had no idea about whether they would be able to continue to operate or how many people they would need in the future. We stand by our decision to support nearly 1.8 million workers through the wage subsidy scheme. The benefits of that investment are now being seen in the recovery.