Austerity for thee BUT never for me is clearly the mantra. #nzpol
“Stuff can reveal Jones spent $63,000 on the trip, despite Cabinet only approving a spend of $33,000.”
Such is the laxness of Luxon’s leadership it just got approved retrospectively.
Airfares alone cost more than $41,000, turning a $33,000 trip into a $63,000 one, and Shane Jones didn’t seek proper approval until nearly a year later.