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What is the total expenditure, actual or projected, if any, on staff redundancies across all agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible arising from Budget 2026 decisions, broken down by agency, as at 5 June 2026?

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What is the total expenditure, actual or projected, if any, on staff redundancies across all agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible arising from Budget 2026 decisions, broken down by agency, as at 5 June 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The implications of Government announcemetns made regarding in-principle reductions to public service FTEs, and baseline cuts to Vote Foreign Affairs as part of Budget 2026, are still being worked through by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as of 5 June 2026.