Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: The Government's health-led approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and support for the economy has been reflected in the Crown financial accounts released in late January. For the six months to the end of September, core Crown tax revenue was $0.3 billion above that forecast in the December half-year update, at $41.1 billion. This was largely driven by better than expected corporate profits. The operating balance before gains and losses was a deficit of $8.4 billion, $1.2 billion better than forecast. This shows the resilience of the economy as restrictions triggered by the pandemic meant that we did have to put more support in to protect lives and livelihoods. I note that net core Crown debt stood at 34.5 percent of GDP, $0.6 billion less than had been predicted, and significantly below the countries with which we compare ourselves. 