The Prime Minister was asked by Opposition leader Simon Bridges today in Parliament about government priorities, referring to a roundabout built near Shane Jones' house taking priority over a quicker implementation of the policy to drop the price of GP visits.
"Why did [Regional Economic Development Minister] Shane Jones get a round-about built just down the road, through his Provincial Growth Fund, but New Zealand families miss out on [Labour's] promise to reduce GP fees across the board?" Mr Bridges asked during Question Time.
The roundabout refers to one of the first projects of the government's $1 billion Provincial Growth Fund, located near Mr Jones' home in Kerikeri, Northland.
"It was unsafe, and a death trap," Jacinda Ardern answered.
"When it comes to supporting New Zealanders on low and middle incomes, the first 100 days were used by this government to put in the most substantial reforms in a decade, to lift the incomes of those very families we're now being criticised of not supporting."
The government has come under scrutiny after it was revealed Labour’s promise to decrease the price of doctor visits will have to wait. (Source: Other)
Mr Bridges' question comes after a possible delay of Labour's election promise of a GP price drop from July 1, 2018 , instead to be "phased" in, with no guarantee of when the move is set to be implemented.
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