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What, if anything, does the Government intend to do to make it cheaper for small construction firms to employ apprentices?

Answered Question 36496 (2026)
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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

Question

  • What, if anything, does the Government intend to do to make it cheaper for small construction firms to employ apprentices?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

This is precisely why this Government in Budget 2024 saved Apprenticeship Boost from a fiscal cliff by providing funds for it to continue into the out years and ensuring that it was baseline funded into the future.