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What is the total forecast cost of redundancy and severance payments, if any, associated with the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what is the average payment per affected employee, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Answered Question 23923 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What is the total forecast cost of redundancy and severance payments, if any, associated with the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what is the average payment per affected employee, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question WPQ 21342 (2026).