Value for money

One of the most damning criticisms of the out-going Labour government and the public service comes from the Auditor-General’s annual report:

. . . This year we continued to focus on improvements needed to the information that public organisations provide about their performance. It is still too hard to tell what New Zealanders are receiving for about $160 billion of central government expenditure each year, and whether it represents value for money. I have raised this matter in several of my reports, as well as directly with the Officers of Parliament Committee. In my view, fundamental changes are needed to the system for how public organisations are required to report on performance, to ensure that the public sector meets the accountability requirements of a 21st century New Zealand. This is an important and urgent matter. . . 

If we were getting value for money we would be seeing improvements in public services that matched the increase in spending.

Instead Labour is leaving government with multiple crisis – in health, education, housing, crime . . .

The National Party understands that the quality of spending is far more important than the quantity and the incoming government will take a much more disciplined approach to spending and to delivering improvements.

Helping it focus on that will be the Taxpayers’ Union which is celebrating its 10th birthday.

Today marks ten years of fighting on your behalf for more sensible, transparent and accountable government spending. A big thank you to all of those who make our work possible. To support us to continue the fight for the next ten years, click here: https://t.co/87AVKKSwyL pic.twitter.com/MoxN3cqYZa

— New Zealand Taxpayers' Union (@TaxpayersUnion) October 30, 2023