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What constraints, if any, has the Minister placed on how savings in Vote Transport are to be found in Budget 2026, and may those savings extend to reductions in funded land transport or rail programmes if sufficient savings cannot otherwise be achieved, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Answered Question 24292 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • What constraints, if any, has the Minister placed on how savings in Vote Transport are to be found in Budget 2026, and may those savings extend to reductions in funded land transport or rail programmes if sufficient savings cannot otherwise be achieved, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

As the Minister of Transport, I did not place any constraints on how savings for Vote Transport would be found in Budget 2026.