Well, the National Party-led Government has certainly pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
After dampening down expectations of any big surprises in Finance Minister Bill English's Budget yesterday, the Government has offered election-year promises designed to tempt Labour supporters to vote for it.
The big surprise in Budget 2014 is the $90million the government is setting aside over three years to extend free doctors visits and prescriptions from children under six to those under 13.
This will come as an amazing relief to many parents, but it has strings attached.
National is using it as an incentive for people to vote for it this year, with the initiative kicking in from July 2015.