Budget 2023: Food insecurity, poverty and hardship w/ Susan St John: 24 May, 2023

The 2023 Budget aimed to do many things, including easing pressure on inflation and assisting vulnerable communities with rising costs. 

Susan St John Honorary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland and spokesperson to the Child Poverty Action Group says that the government needs to allocate more support to lift children out of poverty, address food insecurity, and support those in hardship. To receive more analysis on what Budget 2023 fell short on, Andre Fa'aoso spoke to Susan on The Wire.