Great charts with explanations, thank you. I wonder if Luxon/Willis will keep to the 30/30 ‘rule’ and when their tax plans come unstuck, will they start cutting benefits? I notice this morning on RNZ, Luxon said they would keep spending on frontline services and cut back office spending. Most govt departments can’t cope now with what is asked of them. So where will those cuts stop?
Great charts with explanations, thank you. I wonder if Luxon/Willis will keep to the 30/30 ‘rule’ and when their tax plans come unstuck, will they start cutting benefits? I notice this morning on RNZ, Luxon said they would keep spending on frontline services and cut back office spending. Most govt departments can’t cope now with what is asked of them. So where will those cuts stop?
I can't wait until the oncologists are manning their own reception desks; teachers are making phone calls about absentees and photocopier toner; police are checking the tire pressure on their cars... Then we'll have a super-efficient public service I'm sure!
Maybe when the politicians start having to book their own flights and reply to their own OIA requests, they'll realise what the 'back office' was for?
And what about parliament itself. Cut the size of parliament by 10% and think of all those party staffers that could be repurposed as ... what are they good for anyway?
I know! They could sub-let whole Beehive floors to Migration Brokerage and Private Equity firms... What's the square-metre lease rates in downtown Wellington now? That could cover the cost of tax cuts!! That's some powerful market economics! 🤣
Great charts with explanations, thank you. I wonder if Luxon/Willis will keep to the 30/30 ‘rule’ and when their tax plans come unstuck, will they start cutting benefits? I notice this morning on RNZ, Luxon said they would keep spending on frontline services and cut back office spending. Most govt departments can’t cope now with what is asked of them. So where will those cuts stop?
I can't wait until the oncologists are manning their own reception desks; teachers are making phone calls about absentees and photocopier toner; police are checking the tire pressure on their cars... Then we'll have a super-efficient public service I'm sure!
Maybe when the politicians start having to book their own flights and reply to their own OIA requests, they'll realise what the 'back office' was for?
Hi Tim
And what about parliament itself. Cut the size of parliament by 10% and think of all those party staffers that could be repurposed as ... what are they good for anyway?
I know! They could sub-let whole Beehive floors to Migration Brokerage and Private Equity firms... What's the square-metre lease rates in downtown Wellington now? That could cover the cost of tax cuts!! That's some powerful market economics! 🤣