Hundreds of school building project plans may need changing.

The Government is launching a Ministerial Inquiry into cost overruns, with up to 350 projects possibly in peril.

Already, the Education Ministry has frozen major projects at 20 schools.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says the Government's message about 'wasteful spending' sets the tone for the upcoming budget.

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Hundreds of school building project plans may need changing.
The Government is launching a Ministerial Inquiry into cost overruns, with up to 350 projects possibly in peril.
Already, the Education Ministry has frozen major projects at 20 schools.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says the Government's message about 'wasteful spending' sets the tone for the upcoming budget.
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