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Did Vote Communications Security and Intelligence and Vote Security Intelligence increase or decrease in real (inflation-adjusted) terms in each of the last three Budgets?

Answered Question 30152 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Did Vote Communications Security and Intelligence and Vote Security Intelligence increase or decrease in real (inflation-adjusted) terms in each of the last three Budgets?

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

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I am advised that neither Vote Security Intelligence nor Vote Communications Security Intelligence and Intelligence received specific funding to compensate for inflation in the last three budgets.