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Has the Minister instructed any chief executive not to action the head count reduction targets or baseline savings exercise as part of Budget 2026, and if so, which chief executives? and 1 other question

Answered 30823, 30824 (2026)
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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

Questions

  • 30823

    Has the Minister instructed any chief executive not to action the head count reduction targets or baseline savings exercise as part of Budget 2026, and if so, which chief executives?

  • 30824

    What instructions, if any, has the Minister given to the Chief Executives they are responsible about the public service headcount reduction targets or baseline savings exercise as part of Budget 2026?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

In the 18 May 2026 letter to the Minister of Finance, in which we advised that we had directed the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade not to initiate a baseline savings exercise as part of Budget 2026. I would further note that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is not subject to a savings target for the 2026-27 budget year.