Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins Bernard Hickey to discuss the coalition government’s approach to spending, the importance of infrastructure investment and how a future Labour government might do things differently.

Fresh off a pre-Budget speech that took aim at the recent changes to pay equity, Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins joins Bernard Hickey to discuss the government’s plans to cut $4.4 billion of spending over the next four years. What are the potential downsides of Nicola Willis’ austerity approach to budget management? What other types of debt might we be accruing without realising it? Listen in to find out.

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