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How much money, as a percentage of the total funding previous allocated to final-year Fees Free was reprioritised into Vote Tertiary Education in Budget 2026?

Answered Question 29520 (2026)
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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How much money, as a percentage of the total funding previous allocated to final-year Fees Free was reprioritised into Vote Tertiary Education in Budget 2026?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

8.4 percent in savings from ending the final-year Fees Free scheme was reprioritised from Vote Revenue to Vote Tertiary Education.