Criteria for approval of bids for funding in the 2017 budget
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From: J. Cone
Dear Minister of Finance,
I have been informed, under Chatham House rules, that bids for new funding in Budget 2017 were considered under two tracks, where approvals in "track one" were limited by operating allowances for increased spending, and approvals in "track two" were not.
On this account, there may some correlation between "track two" and the social investment approach.
If the words "track one" and "track two" match the names used in the preparation of the budget, please confirm this and state the number of tracks.
If the names "track one" and "track two" were not used, please provide a list of names for the sets of criteria, where a budget bid would have to meet at least one set of criteria, in order to be approved.
In so far as there are sets of criteria which do not include lying within operating allowances, please outline each such set of criteria.
Yours faithfully,
James Cone,
Wellington.
From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance
Dear correspondent,
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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance
Dear James Cone
On behalf of the Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Finance and Minister for Infrastructure, I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 24 June 2017 stating:
“I have been informed, under Chatham House rules, that bids for new funding in Budget 2017 were considered under two tracks, where approvals in "track one" were limited by operating allowances for increased spending, and approvals in "track two" were not.
On this account, there may some correlation between "track two" and the social investment approach.
If the words "track one" and "track two" match the names used in the preparation of the budget, please confirm this and state the number of tracks.
If the names "track one" and "track two" were not used, please provide a list of names for the sets of criteria, where a budget bid would have to meet at least one set of criteria, in order to be approved.
In so far as there are sets of criteria which do not include lying within operating allowances, please outline each such set of criteria."
Your request was received in this office on 24 June 2017 and will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act.
Yours sincerely
Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary
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From: J. Cone
Dear S Joyce (MIN),
I am not aware that my request has been transferred to another authority. If it has been, then I was not told promptly. FYI reminds me that "by law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by July 21, 2017".
Please take this communication as reaffirming, and not as modifying, my request dated 26 June 2017.
Yours sincerely,
J. Cone
From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance
Dear correspondent,
On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email which is received.
Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to
where appropriate.
(Please note that this acknowledgment is an automatically generated
email.)
Regards,
on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister of Finance
Minister for Infrastructure
====
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may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or
attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email
message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the
message and attachments. Thank you.
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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance
Letter from Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Finance attached.
Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary to Hon Steven Joyce
Minister of Finance
Minister for Infrastructure
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