Agenda 13.4.26 - the Public Accounts Committee asks Treasury about the sustainability of government finances, health spend and the National Insurance Fund.
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April 13, 2026 · 27 min · Season 26 · Episode 14
About this episode
The episode discusses the Public Accounts Committee's session with the Treasury Minister regarding government finances and health spending sustainability.
The Public Accounts Committee heard from the Treasury Minister and some of his officers last week. During a lengthy session topics included the structural deficit in the government’s budget, the sustainability of ever increasing health spending, government pay and the triple lock pension guarantee. Listen to some of the highlights of that session on this week’s Agenda. The Treasury Minister was talking a tough talk on getting public finances but will we see the talk turn into real action?
Topics covered
- Public Accounts Committee
- Treasury
- government finances
- health spending
- National Insurance Fund
- structural deficit
- government pay
- triple lock pension guarantee
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