$800 million less on consultants

Judith Collins announced:

The Government’s move to cut public sector spending on consultants and contractors is on track to save $800 million over two years – double the initial target, Public Service Minister Judith Collins says.

“We set a two-year target to cut $400 million in spending on consultants and contractors across the public sector by 2024/25,” Ms Collins says.

“The latest update anticipates savings will come in at more than $800 million by the end of June.

“That’s $800 million that can be spent on delivering core services to taxpayers, in areas such as healthcare, law enforcement and education.

This is great news. This is a huge amount of savings. It shows how out of control it got under Labour.

In 2022, spending on contractors and consultants was 14.5% of workforce expenditure. It has now dropped to 4.8%. Again, a huge reduction.