Government reducing 'reliance' on external labour
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says the government has found an additional “billion dollars” in savings ahead of the budget.
Ms Gallagher discussed cutting down on “external labour, consultants, contractors, labour hire”.
“That builds on the $3 billion that we’ve already taken that was in our October budget.
“You will see an extension of that saving in this budget, but also an additional saving through the 24/25 year.
“We believe whilst we’re making investments in the public service, that we are restoring the balance and reducing the reliance on external labour.
Government reducing ‘reliance’ on external labour
“You’ll see some of the results of that around the conversions of external labour to public service roles.”