Any reform of public services needs to be based on the principle of improving outcomes for New Zealanders, not implementing arbitrary spending cuts, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
“The rhetoric and reality of the National government’s public sector reform are poles apart. While it talks on the one hand about improving the responsiveness of public services, on the other it is implementing arbitrary cuts that focus on ‘input’ rather than ‘outcome’. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite a load of tough talk National has failed to deliver on its repeated promises to make the public service more efficient, with Kiwi taxpayers now paying more in order to get less, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
Reports of six figure pay rises for some public sector chiefs must come as a real slap in the face for those hard-working Kiwis constantly being told by the government they need to tighten their belts, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Chris Hipkins says.
John Key’s latest ‘to-do’ list – giving the public sector an all-expenses paid makeover courtesy of the taxpayer – really is skin deep, says Labour’s State Services spokesperson Chris Hipkins.
National’s plan to slash public services has been exposed in what is yet another broken promise by John Key who told New Zealanders he would never reduce the number of frontline workers, says Labour’s State Services spokesperson Chris Hipkins.
John Key needs to clarify why official correspondence is bypassing ministers’ work email accounts and going to private email addresses, which lack both the security and accountability required for government business, says Labour’s State Services spokesperson Chris Hipkins.
Slashing budgets without looking at the impact it has on frontline services for Kiwis isn’t smart and restructuring just for the sake of it can create more cost and inefficiency, says Labour’s State Services spokesperson Chris Hipkins.
The Treasury has caught the Government out once again with its briefing paper revealing that National is considering plans to increase class sizes, says Labour’s Associate Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins.
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