The Foreign Affairs Ministry's budget appears to have increased under Winston Peters - despite its savings announcement today. 

Peters has revealed MFAT is cutting 60-million-dollars over four years. That's less than one percent, well below the Government's 6.5 percent savings target for most ministries.

Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis Allan “Winston is the saviour of MFAT.”

Soper said “You may remember in 2018, he had a big argument with Grant Robertson about how MFAT needed more money - and he got just under a billion dollars.”

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The Foreign Affairs Ministry's budget appears to have increased under Winston Peters - despite its savings announcement today.  
Peters has revealed MFAT is cutting 60-million-dollars over four years. That's less than one percent, well below the Government's 6.5 percent savings target for most ministries. 
Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis Allan “Winston is the saviour of MFAT.” 
Soper said “You may remember in 2018, he had a big argument with Grant Robertson about how MFAT needed more money - and he got just under a billion dollars.” 
LISTEN ABOVE.

With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.