KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI: Ha, ha! It's my privilege to stand and take this call. This Budget has a big task to address: the COVID-19 pandemic which has hit New Zealand. The world and New Zealand have been through this unprecedented pandemic. I hope and pray that mankind doesn't get to witness anything like what we have been through in the past few months. The pandemic may have got the whole world to stand still, may have grounded all our travel plans and the way we trade in the world; however, one of the biggest positive things from this pandemic was the human spirit which came together. 