Correct - it all comes from taxpayers.
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Nope it pays income tax annually (so is responsible for National's tiny surpluses).
It is a taxpayer though and probably the largest one there is.
Jacinda - the woman who stole both summer and christmas in one go :(
The example has been set in other countries of the milder lockdown approach.
Particularly Australias approach lasted 18 months. It's simply not worth doing.
It could have come from asset sales too but those proceeds were sadly wasted.