I'm standing here on behalf of the National Party, today, to support my leader, Christopher Luxon, in his motion calling this Budget a "backwards Budget". This is a band-aid Budget, and I'll tell you what: the public knows that, because you just need to look at the feedback these guys have been getting for the last couple of weeks and also the poll. The poll was interesting. I'll tell you what: look at the attack ads coming out of Labour. Because you know one thing: when Labour starts going down in the polls, they get personal. Labour gets nasty. Look at the attack ads they're putting out, because they're feeling the pressure. This is a "backwards Budget" that was made up off the hoof—the $350 cost-of-living allowance they were dragged kicking and screaming to. 