Winston doesn’t need to worry about budget bids

Barry Soper writes:

Peters isn’t terribly concerned and neither he should be. He’s the real power behind the throne as Labour celebrates its first hundred days in office. …

While the Prime Minister appears to be untouchable, so it would seem for her deputy who’s been presenting the cheques for the Finance Minister to sign it would seem.

Most ministers have to put up a convincing, grovelling case in the Budget round to get their cause across the line. Peters appears able to make announcements before the numbers are even crunched.

Yep Labour Ministers need to make budget bids. NZ First Ministers announce stuff publicly and then force Grant Robertson to fund it. Ron Mark did this with RSA funding and now Winston with his corporate welfare for the racing industry.