Jacinda Ardern faces questions on Treasury's handling of the budget at the Te Pai Centre on Wednesday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is refusing to say whether she has confidence in Treasury's advice to Ministers, pending an inquiry into the department. At a press conference, asked if she had confidence in Treasury's advice, the Prime Minister said: "That's an area where I expect there to be more light shed by what the State Services Commission is undertaking. "Of course we rely as Ministers on the advice that we're provided, and the State Services Commission will be really looking at the quality and reliability of that advice in those circumstances." 1 NEWS The State Services Commission launched an investigation into the outgoing Treasury secretary on June 4.

Source: Stuff June 05, 2019 02:23 UTC