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How much, if anything, has been charged to Ministerial Services code 82114 International Other Travel Expenses for Hon Casey Costello’s trip to Vienna, London and Geneva in March 2026 so far and what variance, if any, was there from the budgeted amount for other travel expenses for the trip?

Answered Question 30199 (2026)
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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  • How much, if anything, has been charged to Ministerial Services code 82114 International Other Travel Expenses for Hon Casey Costello’s trip to Vienna, London and Geneva in March 2026 so far and what variance, if any, was there from the budgeted amount for other travel expenses for the trip?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

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$1,516.12 has been charged to Ministerial Services code 82114 for this trip to date. I am advised that Ministerial Services records the total approved budget for the trip, not what has been budgeted against each category of spend. They are unable to provide information on variances (if any) for individual categories of expenditure.