tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post1014385620178382368..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: No new parliamentary building for MPs, says NOT PC: Make room downtown insteadPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-46318828533566405842016-11-30T10:14:03.100+13:002016-11-30T10:14:03.100+13:00Alright, fair enough, they talked about reducing n...Alright, fair enough, they talked about reducing numbers by attrition, about a 'sinking lid,' but since their reign began the lid has been rising, not sinking.<br /><br />You should note that their definition of "core" bureacrats was changed post-election, which is precisely what politicians do to massage figures. Which is what this new measure has done.<br /><br />Because the total number, the only number that matters, is still rising -- never shrinking.<br /><br />And that's without counting "consultants" ...<br /><br />Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-53866572938968541932016-11-30T07:58:04.848+13:002016-11-30T07:58:04.848+13:00The Government blogger needs me.
I can straighten...The Government blogger needs me. <br />I can straighten up Bowen house for only $1.2 x ten. paul scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675247055484136242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-33901413572303093832016-11-29T20:44:34.387+13:002016-11-29T20:44:34.387+13:00Lets get a few facts straight. They never promised...Lets get a few facts straight. They never promised to "slash bureaucrat numbers" - only to cap 'core' admin numbers - which they have done and it is reported on regularly by the SSC.<br /><br />There are exceptions (corrections, WINZ, CYFS)<br /><br />See: http://www.ssc.govt.nz/sites/all/files/capping-update-december-2015.pdf<br /><br />Quote: "On 16 March 2009, Cabinet agreed that the cap for the size of core government<br />administration would be 38,859 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. This comprised the<br />total of FTE staff and unfilled vacancies for the cap at that time. <br /><br />...<br /><br />As at 31 December 2015, there were 35,917 FTE positions in the core government<br />administration."<br /><br />From the graph you will see that the total public service FTE headcount including the three exempted departments above has gone from 45,297 to 45,348. <br /><br />Remember that under Labour the public service was ballooning at a frightening rate - turning that juggernaut around was good work.<br /> <br /><br />Johnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462464283423035614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-62205899809962592942016-11-29T17:42:58.212+13:002016-11-29T17:42:58.212+13:00They could house them in the space vacated by the ...They could house them in the space vacated by the Inland Revenue staff who have had to leave Asteron House in Featherston Street, once that building is back in service. Of course, that would mean permanently losing many of the IR staff who used to occupy that building - gosh, that's a bonus I've only just thought of!Kiwiwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507667837257013301noreply@blogger.com