27345 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister for ACC

27345 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister for ACC: In the Minister’s departments, ministries and agencies for which savings have been identified resulting from the Government’s directive to reduce expenditure in the public service, if any, how many employees who have lost or are set to lose their roles, as well as vacancies that will not be filled, are economists, as at 30 May 2024?

Hon Melissa Lee: As Associate Minister I am not responsible for the organisational operations of ACC and understand a similar question has been lodged to the primary Minister for response.