RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH (Green): I rise on behalf of the Green Party to speak on the first reading of the Taxation (Cost of Living Payments) Bill. It's been quite the ordeal listening to the National Party members who keep talking about expenditure and advocating for austerity, ignoring that, right now, many of our low-income communities are struggling to get by. This bill is an acknowledgment that many of our communities are struggling to make ends meet. It is a temporary payment of $350 targeted towards people earning less than $70,000.