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Lack of focus on value for money in government has high cost

With less waste, governments could achieve better outcomes for New Zealanders.

Bryce Wilkinson
Fri, 21 Sep 2018

New Zealand is a high-tax country compared to prosperous non-European countries but much of the money appears ill spent.

One example of poor outcomes is government spending of about $130,000 to educate an average school pupil to age 15.

Yet 17% of them are failing to achieve basic numeracy

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Bryce Wilkinson
Fri, 21 Sep 2018
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