The March results are reported against forecasts based on the Half Year Economic
and Fiscal Update 2023 (HYEFU 2023), published on 20 December 2023 and the results
for the same period for the previous year.
"It’s hard to think of a better way to spend a dollar than taking dangerous criminals
off the streets," says ACT Leader David Seymour, welcoming a $1.9 billion investment
to expand prison capacity and deliver frontline Corrections officers.
The world has been experiencing a productivity slowdown, from which New Zealand has
not been exempt. COVID-19 temporarily boosted labour productivity, but more recently,
productivity has retreated. The overall trend since 2007 has been one of slow productivity ...
The coalition Government is refreshing its approach to supporting pay equity claims
as time-limited funding for the Pay Equity Taskforce comes to an end, Public Service
Minister Nicola Willis says.