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What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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On 4 November 2025, the previous Minister for the Environment received a letter from the Minister of Finance requiring a baseline reduction of 2 per cent or $3.8 million per annum across Vote Environment for Budget 2026. The letter directed that savings can be found from across the Vote. The Environmental Protection Authority was not in scope of the Budget savings exercise.