Budget 2025: Labor Says It Has Slashed $720 Million in Consultancy Costs

The Labor government has gradually been in-housing consultancy work to expanded government departments.

Minister for Finance, Senator Katy Gallagher at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia on March 7, 2024. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

A day before the federal budget, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher announced Labor had saved $720 million in private consultancy costs as part of a wider $2.1 billion in planned cuts.

The move comes as the government braces for an election battle over spending levels.