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Auditor-General’s worries about multi-year government spending

‘MYAs are a looser form of control over public spending compared with annual appropriations.’

A new report has urged the Treasury to review multi-year appropriations as part of the Budget process.

Brent Edwards Fri, 17 May 2024

Just two weeks before Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers her first Budget, a new report from the Auditor-General’s Office has issued a warning about the use of multi-year appropriations in annual budgets.

The report, which has been released on the office’s website, said the law allowed for

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Brent Edwards Fri, 17 May 2024
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