In that regard, it was eagerly anticipated. Right across the country, irrespective of politics, everybody understood that we were in an unparalleled crisis and that the thinking and delivery that would be required to get us through it would be set out in this Budget. And I don't mind admitting it myself: I may be an Opposition politician, but I'm a New Zealander too, and I was looking to this Budget to understand and have confidence that New Zealand had a clear path ahead and could have some confidence in its future.