New Zealand's Finance Minister & PM present Budget 2024 with 240 savings initiatives, cutting 2250 roles from gov't departments, focusing on frontline services and reducing funding gaps.
New Zealand's Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon are set to present Budget 2024, which includes around 240 individual savings initiatives leading to approximately 2,250 roles being removed from government departments and 1,150 vacancies remaining unfilled. The government's focus is on prioritizing taxpayer dollars for frontline services and reducing funding gaps left by the previous government. Willis refused to rule out further changes to the public sector and emphasized the coalition's focus on the frontline.
May 27, 2024
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