A Nelson school principal is "a little disappointed" after $650 million in extra funding was announced for the education sector.
Wakefield School Principal Peter Verstappen spoke to 1 NEWS reporter Kaitlin Ruddock after Budget 2018 was read in Parliament today.
"At first glance, I'm a little disappointed in this," Mr Verstappen said.
"We've lost a lot of ground for operational funding in recent years. Our costs are going up, but our funding has not kept track with that.
Of the $2 billion going to education, none of it is going towards salaries. (Source: Other)
"From what I can see, the extra money announced today will amount to something like a 1.6 per cent increase. Now that's barely inflation - doesn't go anywhere near addressing the gap that's growing so not happy about that."
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