Hon DAVID PARKER: The Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister have, on many occasions, acknowledged cost of living pressures. I would observe that Treasury forecasts are for wage growth to exceed inflation in every one of the next four years, as they have in the prior years under this administration. In respect of the current pressures, of course, there is a payment on 1 August going to 2.1 million eligible New Zealanders, which will assist with those pressures.