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Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None.
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 1 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The following titles are from Inland Revenue: 02/06/2026 BN2026/142 Tax Collections to April 2026 04/06/2026 BN2026/172 Budget Bill: Summary of Committee of the whole House 04/06/2026 26SR21 Weekly Status Report Two titles are not…
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
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On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery…
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Which AI vendors, products, or platforms are expected to be procured, expanded, or relied upon as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; what is the forecast contract value of each, in which…
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What evidence base, including any business cases, pilot results, productivity studies, benchmark data, or independent advice, was relied upon in determining that AI could absorb the workload of the roles being disestablished as part of…
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Has any (a) algorithmic impact assessment, (b) Privacy Impact Assessment, (c) Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment, or (d) Health and Safety at Work Act psychosocial risk assessment been completed in respect of the AI tools being deployed…
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What is the total forecast spend on (a) AI software licences and subscriptions, (b) AI-related cloud and compute infrastructure, (c) AI implementation consultants and systems integrators, (d) AI-related staff training and change…
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How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will have any of their functions or tasks performed, in whole or in part, by artificial…
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For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, has the Minister received advice that the functions could be performed more cost-effectively if the entity…
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For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what is the forecast one-off cost of abolition or merger, including disestablishment, transition, legal and IT…
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For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, which functions will (a) cease entirely, (b) transfer to another entity, or (c) be performed by a…
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For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, what was the total appropriation in 2024/25, if anything, and what is the forecast total cost of the functions…
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Has any psychosocial risk assessment been conducted in respect of the restructure being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, under Health and Safety at Work Act obligations, if any,…
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Has the Minister received any advice that role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will worsen results in staff engagement, workplace wellbeing, sick leave, or…
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Has the Minister sought or received advice on whether roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will need to be re-hired within the next 24 months, and what is the…
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How does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for compare, as a proportion of workforce, across the portfolio, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company,…
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What proportion of the current workforce does the role reduction being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for represent, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
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How many staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for are being offered redeployment to other roles within the same entity or elsewhere in the public service, if any, and what is the forecast…
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What support, including outplacement, retraining, and mental health support, if any, is being made available to staff affected by savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, and at what cost, broken down by…
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How many of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, will be achieved by (a) voluntary redundancy, (b) involuntary redundancy, (c) non-replacement of…
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What is the total forecast cost of restructures being undertaken as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, including (a) redundancy payments, (b) outplacement support, (c) change-management…
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Have any functions been transferred to another entity as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, has the receiving entity been given any additional baseline funding, and how much,…
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What, if anything, is the forecast contractor and consultant spend in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, by category of spend, broken…
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What, if anything, is the average daily rate paid for external consultants and contractors, and how does this compare to the equivalent daily cost of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…
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Will any work previously undertaken by roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, be performed by (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, (c) labour-hire staff,…
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Will any obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including obligations under Treaty settlement legislation, be affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if…
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Has the Minister been advised of any risks to the health, safety or wellbeing of New Zealanders arising from the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and if…
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What is the forecast change in (a) processing times, (b) wait times, (c) call-answer times, and (d) complaint resolution times for services provided in the 12 months following the role reductions being made as part of savings made in…
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Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams, if any, will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…
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What is the forecast change to each published performance measure (as set out in the most recent Statement of Performance Expectations or equivalent), if any, as a result of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget…
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Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…
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Which statutory functions, if any, are affected by the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and has the Minister received legal advice as to whether each…
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Which specific functions, services, programmes or work streams will be reduced, ceased, or transferred elsewhere as a consequence of the role disestablishments being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is…
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What is the forecast impact, if any, of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, on the gender pay gap and the ethnic pay gap, broken down by agency,…
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Has any equity impact assessment, gender impact assessment, or Treaty of Waitangi impact assessment been completed in respect of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…
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How many, if any of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are held by employees who have self-identified as having a disability, broken down by agency,…
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What is the geographic and regional distribution of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by city or region and by agency, department, Crown…
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What is the age-band breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for…
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What is the ethnicity breakdown (Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, Other) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…
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What is the gender breakdown of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, compared to the gender composition of each workforce as a whole, broken down by…
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What is the forecast change in spending, if any, on (a) external consultants, (b) contractors, and (c) temporary or labour-hire staff in each of the next four financial years as a consequence of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the…
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What is the total forecast cost of redundancy and severance payments, if any, associated with the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what is the average…
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What is the distribution of roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, across salary bands in $20,000 increments (e.g. $60,000–$79,999, $80,000–$99,999,…
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What is the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) 25th percentile, and (d) 75th percentile salary of the roles, if any, being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…
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What is the total annual salary cost (including employer KiwiSaver contributions and ACC levies) of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, broken down by…
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How many, if any, of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, are classified as (a) frontline, (b) frontline-enabling, and (c) back-office, and what definition…
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How many FTE positions, if any, are expected to be disestablished across the agencies, departments and other entities for which the Minister is responsible as a result of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible…
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Will the Minister provide a list of every role title being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, the number of FTE associated with each role title, and the tier (Tier 1, 2,…
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Of the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, how many were (a) filled by a permanent employee, (b) filled by a fixed-term employee, (c) filled by a secondee,…
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How many roles, if any, expressed as both (a) full-time equivalents and (b) headcount, are being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and over what period will those…
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For each agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, what is the forecast payback period, in months, i.e. the time before the disestablishment of roles (if any) made as part of…
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Is the Inland Revenue's refund integrity and fraud investigations function exempt from the government's public servant job number cuts?
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What is the total expenditure, actual or projected, if any, on staff redundancies across all agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible arising from Budget 2026 decisions,…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
As part of Budget 26, Cabinet has agreed to a programme of reform aimed at transforming the public service to streamline how it is organised, accelerate digital transformation, strengthen leadership and talent and improve efficiency and…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many financial settlements, if any, have been entered into with employees, former employees, contractors, or office holders by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that Inland Revenue had nineteen employment related settlement agreements that were reached between 27 November 2023 and 5 June 2026. One settlement was reached in the time frame in 2023 at a cost of $13,500. Eight…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many confidential settlement agreements, non-disclosure agreements or confidentiality clauses, if any, have been entered into with employees, former employees, contractors, or office holders by any agency, department, Crown entity,…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that Inland Revenue has not entered into any settlement agreements with contractors or ‘office holders’ during this time period. All the settlement agreements outlined in reply number 26131 (2026) were confidential…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total amount, if any, spent by agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible on advertising, communications, or promotional activity relating to Budget 2026,…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Minister had any lobbying or advocacy meetings since 27 November 2023 that do not appear in the Minister's published diary, and if so, on what dates, with whom, and for what purpose, as at 5 June 2026?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
No
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the Minister, or any member of their office, hold or store any official information relating to their portfolio or ministerial duties in private or personal email accounts, and if so, what steps are being taken to ensure that…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
It is my expectation, as Minister, and the practice in my office, that official emails are used for official business, and that any incidental use of other email accounts involving official information is accessible to the public record,…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What new spending initiatives or Budget bids, if any, did the Minister or their agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, submit for Budget 2026, listed by title, amount sought,…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many staff, if any, at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, since 27 November 2023, have been made redundant, broken down by month and by (a) voluntary redundancy…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that a total of 70 staff members have been made redundant at Inland Revenue since 27 November 2023. None have subsequently been appointed to a new role at Inland Revenue. I refer the Member to the attached table for the…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the total sum, if any, spent on wages for any contractors and consultants who have been previously employed in a different capacity at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise since 27 November 2023 a total of $729,213 has been spent for two contractors who previously were employed as permanent fulltime employees. I refer the Member to the attached table for the monthly breakdown of expenditure…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Which agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible, if any, have been required to identify or deliver baseline savings or staffing reductions since 27 November 2023, and how…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise Inland Revenue has delivered the baseline saving of $29.6 million per annum announced in Budget 2024. Inland Revenue has committed to deliver the baseline saving of $15.8 million per annum announced in Budget 2026.
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What redundancy or restructuring costs, if any, have been incurred by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by organisation, the number of…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise Inland Revenue has spent a total of $5.3 million on redundancy and restructuring costs since 23 November 2023. The number of positions disestablished over this timeframe were 130, with a total of 70 redundancies.
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What rules or directives, if any, were sent to the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding making bids for Budget 2026?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What cost pressures within their relevant portfolio Votes, if any, was the Minister informed of prior to Budget 2026 - listing any advice received on this by date and title?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions.
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were invited to make Budget bids as part of Budget 2026?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were asked to identify savings as part of the 2026 Budget?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Inland Revenue was asked and committed to a baseline saving of $15.8 million per annum.
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that Inland Revenue does not have a specific amount of funding in the Vote Revenue departmental baseline allocated to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Funding for AI initiatives are considered on a case-by-case basis, and…
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Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has any staff member in the Minister’s office used a private email account to send or receive official information since the Government took office; if so, on how many occasions since 27 November 2023?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The deliberate use of a personal email account to conduct work activities as an alternate to using the work email provided to staff is not permitted. However, from time to time there are justifiable reasons for a private email to be used –…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What official information, if any, is held on a private email account of a current or former staff member in the Minister’s office and has not been placed on the official record since 27 November 2023; and what steps are being taken to…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Will the Minister undertake a review of current and former staff members’ private email accounts to identify any official information that should be on the public record; if not, why not?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
I have reaffirmed to staff my expectation that official information is maintained in the public record and asked them to ensure this remains the case.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the Minister or any staff member in their office received a briefing, document, or correspondence from a company, lobbyist, or other third party at a private email account that hasn't then been forwarded to an official email account or…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
No.
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The following documents are from Inland Revenue: 26/05/2026 IR2026/154 Vote Revenue: 2026 June Technical Adjustment Request 26/05/2026 IR2026/126 Quarterly performance and debt reports for January to March 2026 28/05/2026 BN2026/156…
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
25/05/2026 Double Tax Agreement with the United Kingdom – Updated for Sovereign Immunity in Relation to Dividends 25/05/2026 Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3): Approval for Introduction
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Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The following documents are from Inland Revenue: 11/05/2026 BN2026/148 Budget Bill - Family scheme income legislative flexibility 13/05/2026 BN2026/147 Information release for review – Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025–26, Compliance…
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None.
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 18 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The following documents are from Inland Revenue: 19/05/2026 IR2026/155 Officials’ issues paper – Current GST issues 21/05/2026 BN2026/149 Inland Revenue’s role in disrupting organised crime 21/05/2026 26SR19 Weekly Status Report The…
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 18 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, or the Public Service Commission advise against any element of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for,…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions, including advice related to…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What savings target, if any, expressed in dollars or FTE, was set as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, by whom, and on what date, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
For Budget 26 baseline savings targets I refer the Member to page 66 and 67 of the following document: https://budget.govt.nz/budget/pdfs/summary-initiatives/b26-sum-initiatives.pdf
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Were any relevant unions consulted prior to the announcement of the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any; if so, on what date, and were the unions provided with…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
No.
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was the Public Service Commissioner consulted on the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what advice did the Commissioner provide, if anything, broken…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The Public Service Commissioner was aware of the FTE reductions proposed as part of Budget announcements. The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. The Budget will…
Asked by
Camilla Belich
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice regarding the role reductions being made as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and from whom, broken down by agency,…
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. The Budget will be followed by a proactive release of documents informing budget decisions, including advice related to…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise no currently deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution at Inland Revenue interacts with or provides advice directly to customers at this point in time. There are, however, solutions that support officials to interact…
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. Further details of this and other Budget 2026 initiatives will become public on Budget Day – 28 May 2026. The Budget will…
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The following documents are from Inland Revenue: 7/05/2026 BN2026/144 Debt to government framework: whether to proceed with report-back 7/05/2026 BN2026/131 Australian non-resident capital gains tax changes 7/05/2026 26SR17 Weekly Status…
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
(matches this search)
What cost pressures within relevant portfolio Votes, if any, has the Minister been informed of since 1 January 2026?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Budget 2026 will be delivered on 28 May and Budget information remains confidential before that date. I direct the member to the upcoming examination of the Estimates by select committee which includes questions on cost pressures.
Asked by
Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 27 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The following titles are from Inland Revenue: 28/04/2026 BN2026/097: Tax monitoring report: Collections to March 2026 30/04/2026 BN2026/133: Information release for review - 2026 Tax Expenditure Statement 30/04/2026 26SR16: Weekly Status…
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Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 April 2026, by title and date?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None.
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Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
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What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The following documents are from Inland Revenue: 20/04/2026 IR2026/077 Vote Revenue: 2026 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update for non-departmental expenditure appropriations 21/04/2026 BN2026/125 Background to current information sharing…
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Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
None.
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Lawrence Xu-Nan
List MP · Green Party
What, if anything, was the number of families that claimed the FamilyBoost partial refund during Q1 of 2026 (1 January 2026 - 31 March 2026)?
What, if anything, was the average partial refund for families from the FamilyBoost scheme during Q1 of 2026 (1 January 2026 - 31 March 2026)?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Inland Revenue has been proactively publishing detailed information about FamilyBoost registrations, claims, payments, household uptake and customer contacts on its website:…
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on the Carbon Neutral Government Programme in the 2023/24 financial year?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
I refer the Member to reply 46594 (2024).
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Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 13 April 2026, by title and date?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
13/04/2026 Approved Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and New Zealand Customs Service: Release of Discussion Document
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Deborah Russell
List MP · Labour Party
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What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 13 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
The following documents are from Inland Revenue: 14/04/2026 BN2026/123 Background to aircraft rules and Investment Boost 16/04/2026 IR2026/070 Vote Revenue: 2026 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update for the Research and Development Tax…
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2021?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that Inland Revenue had 139 cars in 2021 by the following fuel type: 1 diesel: 0.7% 110 petrol: 79.1% 28 EV: 20.2%
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Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2025?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that Inland Revenue had 68 cars in 2025 by the following fuel type: 9 petrol: 13.2% 59 EV: 86.8%
Asked by
Francisco Hernandez
List MP · Green Party
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What was the composition of vehicle fleets, if any, in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, by fuel type in percentage terms in 2023?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Revenue
Officials advise that Inland Revenue had 80 cars in 2023 by the following fuel type: 52 petrol: 65% 28 EV: 35%