Sentence examples for efficiency dividends from inspiring English sources

Efficiency dividends were levelled on it under Labor, that reduced staffing further.

Moreover, they have long been part of the routine operation of government, reflected in the imposition of annual efficiency dividends, first imposed by the Hawke government at the dawn of the digital age in 1987.

A further $6m disappeared to fund the Book Council that never happened, and was then absorbed into general revenue instead of being returned, and there were further "efficiency dividends" that cut the budget even further.

The Coalition is saving $428m from yet another "efficiency dividend" on the public service, on top of efficiency dividends already imposed by Labor and the Coalition's separate intention to save money by cutting 12,000 federal public servants.

In the past, some health service managers have been required to deliver year-on-year productivity or efficiency dividends; with fund-holders applying budgetary pressure in an attempt to move inefficient providers towards best-practice.

But asked whether the cuts were in fact an efficiency dividend, Turnbull said: "It is not an efficiency dividend, no.

Efficiency dividend increased across public service by 0.25% for three years, saving $569m.

The party will continue to oppose the efficiency dividend that would have saved $920m over four years.

It also included one Julia Gillard-era measure: the university efficiency dividend that Labor now opposes.

The prime minister repeated the "efficiency dividend" argument during the closed-door party meeting of Liberal and National MPs on Wednesday.

Surely it was possible to have a civilised, grown-up debate about how best to spend the efficiency dividend?