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How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme for the 2026 calendar year?

Answered Question 3355 (2026)
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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • How much, if any, have the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme for the 2026 calendar year?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue

Answer

Officials advise Inland Revenue does not set budgets by calendar year. Instead, budgets are set on a financial-year basis. Inland Revenue has allocated $40,000 to meet the requirements of the Carbon Neutral Government Programme in the 2025/26 financial year.