3991 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Revenue

3991 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Revenue: Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement “Well, look, it's- I mean, it's not ideal. It's not what we ideally want. And we want to be able to do it and be able to pay people weekly. The systems don't support doing that…” and if so, what advice, by title and date, has he received on reimbursing early childhood education costs to parents?

Hon Simon Watts: Yes. The advice I have received from Inland Revenue on reimbursing early childhood education costs to parents includes: • 15 December 2023 Key Direction on FamilyBoost tax credit (IR2023/269) • 14 February 2024 FamilyBoost detailed design decisions and draft Cabinet paper (IR2024/030) • 8 March 2024 FamilyBoost shared care scenarios and risks (IR2024/087) • 27 March 2024 FamilyBoost: Technical and Administrative Policy Settings (IR2024/065)