Act’s David Seymour finds $115m in public sector savings in Budget 2025 that freed up $5.3b overall

Act leader David Seymour announced that his public sector savings initiative generated $115 million annually in Budget 2025, contributing to a total of $5.3 billion saved by ministers. Associate Finance Minister Brooke van Velden’s pay equity reforms were highlighted as a significant source of these savings, accounting for $2.7 billion, along with over 100 other initiatives contributing approximately $2.1 billion and $600 million from revenue-raising. Seymour emphasized that without Act’s involvement in the coalition, taxpayers would face higher costs.

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