Minister spending drops again
Government ministers appear to have tightened their belts even further, with new figures showing more reductions in spending.
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Government ministers appear to have tightened their belts even further, with new figures showing more reductions in spending.
The latest release of credit cards records for ministers and their staff shows an overall reduction in spending of more than $8000 from the previous quarter.
The figures, released by Department of Internal Affairs this morning, show that Government ministers spent a total of $152,080 on travel and expenses in the three months from October 1, compared with an overall $160,778 in the three months to September 30.
Previous releases revealed excessive and wrong spending, with documents from April 2003 until February last year showing several ministers breaking the rules.
Labour's Shane Jones, Mita Ririnui and Chris Carter were demoted over their behaviour while others were left embarrassed by revelations of excessively expensive dinners and drinks.
NZPA
Thu, 10 Feb 2011
Thu, 10 Feb 2011
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Minister spending drops again
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