Grant Robertson says wellbeing is about 'bread and butter' too

Grant Robertson says wellbeing is about 'bread and butter' too
Grant Robertson says there is a page in the budget dedicated to wellbeing. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says a focus on "bread and butter" politics doesn't mean the government has neglected its wellbeing approach.Economist Katherine Trebeck, a co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance - a global organisation lobbying for wellbeing to be integrated into economic planning - has spoken at three events in Auckland and Wellington this week. Trebeck - who splits her time between Scotland and Australia –  alleges the government has been backsliding on its earlier wellbeing focus in favour...

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