Robertson unveils first ‘wellbeing outlook’ ahead of 2019 Budget

Robertson unveils first ‘wellbeing outlook’ ahead of 2019 Budget
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 13 (BusinessDesk) - Finance Minister Grant Robertson used today’s Budget Policy Statement to give a first taste of how the Labour-led government will report on quality of life as well as traditional fiscal and economic indicators. Based on the initial publication last week of a draft Living Standards Framework, the key measures used show that “at an aggregate level, New Zealanders have high levels of wellbeing”, Robertson says in the BPS. “Relative to other OECD countries, we feel socially connected, well-gover...