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What new spending initiatives or Budget bids, if any, did the Minister or their agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, submit for Budget 2026, listed by title, amount sought, and whether each was funded in full, funded in part, or declined, as at 5 Junt 2026?

Answered Question 26688 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What new spending initiatives or Budget bids, if any, did the Minister or their agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, submit for Budget 2026, listed by title, amount sought, and whether each was funded in full, funded in part, or declined, as at 5 Junt 2026?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

All initiatives and financial recommendations considered by Cabinet for Budget 2026 were agreed. Individual initiatives are listed in Table 1.1 of the Estimates of Appropriation 2026/27 for Vote Tertiary Education: Vote Tertiary https://www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2026-05/est26-v2-tered.pdfEducation - Vol 2 Education Sector - The Estimates of Appropriations 2026/27 - Budget 2026