While the government’s savings are a ‘worthy target’, achieving them ‘may not be a straightforward process’, some say
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Labor’s plan to save $6.4bn by slashing the government’s use of consultants and external labour over four years is a “lazy option” that could “risk some reduction in service levels”, according to the former public service commissioner Andrew Podger.
This is despite Labor’s claim the savings measure – which would require a re-elected Albanese government to increase the amount of core work being conducted by public servants – would not impact government services.
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