Deborah Russell

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"We are seeing a number of small businesses really struggling after only a few weeks in a pretty bad situation, which must speak to the strength of those small businesses going into this lockdown. It worries me that perhaps people went into small business without understanding how you might build a business or capitalise it in the first place so that you have the ongoing strength to survive a setback." [32]

Finance Minister Grant Robertson disagreed with her characterisation at the time, and ACT Party leader David Seymour subsequently suggested that these words were unsympathetic to small business. While many small business advisors and mentors agreed with Russell, she was criticised as being insensitive by left-wing commentator Chris Trotter, journalist Duncan Garner, and National Party MP Judith Collins. [32] [33] [34]

In her role as a tax academic in 2016, Russell tweeted that she did not support removing GST from fruit and vegetables. [35] That had been Labour Party policy in 2011, [36] before Russell became a Labour candidate, and became party policy again in 2023, after Russell had become a minister in the Labour Government. She commented that her view had changed because food prices were no longer as stable as they were in 2016 when the tweet was posted. [37]

Russell supported the passage of the Abortion Legislation Bill through all stages in 2019 and 2020. She voted in support of the End of Life Choice Bill at its first reading in 2017, but voted against the Bill in its final stages in 2019. At the second reading debate on the End of Life Choice Bill, she stated her support for the disabled community and her preference for improved medical care, living standards and treatment of disabled people over legalised euthanasia. [38]

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The Honourable
Deborah Russell
MP
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Russell in 2023
32nd Minister of Statistics
In office
1 February 2023 –27 November 2023
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for New Lynn
2017–2023		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Statistics
2023		Succeeded by
Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission
2023		Succeeded byas Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery
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