Finance Minister Robertson wants well-being measures in place for 2019 budget

Finance Minister Robertson wants well-being measures in place for 2019 budget
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) - Finance Minister Grant Robertson wants to go beyond mere dollars and cents to measure the government's success in the 2019 budget, tasking the Treasury to develop a world-first framework.  The public will get a taste of where the government wants to move when it changes the Public Finance Act as part of its 100-days programme to show how many children have been lifted out of poverty in next May's budget. However, Robertson said that's an entree for what will be "a major change in the way we identify...