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The Government’s Review of Expenditure on Policy Advice identifies several significant issues with the cost, quality and management of policy advice and makes 36 recommendations to address them.

The review, announced last year, will help the Government’s wider programme to control growth in the costs of public sector back office functions and deliver better frontline public services, Finance Minister Bill English says.

However, it does not recommend specific cuts to policy advice spending.

  • Bill English
  • Tony Ryall
  • Rodney Hide
  • Finance
  • Regulatory Reform
  • State Services

As part of its drive to deliver better frontline public services, the Government today announced a review of spending on policy advice across its departments and agencies, which increased significa

  • Bill English
  • Tony Ryall
  • Rodney Hide
  • Finance
  • Regulatory Reform
  • State Services