The Public Service Commissioner says deep cuts to the public service may seem dramatic, but the problem's built up over a long time.

The Finance Minister says about 8700 staff will go by mid-2029, and most agencies' operating budgets will progressively reduce in coming years. 

Sir Brian Roche says cutting staffing down to 55,000 brings it to about one percent of the population. 

He says cuts and finding efficiencies should be more constant. 

"We only seem to reform ourselves every 30 or 40 years, we actually need to get much more cotemporary and dynamic in the way we think about organisations." 

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The Public Service Commissioner says deep cuts to the public service may seem dramatic, but the problem's built up over a long time.
The Finance Minister says about 8700 staff will go by mid-2029, and most agencies' operating budgets will progressively reduce in coming years.&nbsp;
Sir Brian Roche says cutting staffing down to 55,000 brings it to about one percent of the population.&nbsp;
He says cuts and finding efficiencies should be more constant.&nbsp;
"We only seem to reform ourselves every 30 or 40 years, we actually need to get much more cotemporary and dynamic in the way we think about organisations."&nbsp;
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Sir Brian Roche: Public Service Commissioner on the Government's plan to cut 9000 public service jobs over the next three years

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