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Cuts to NDIS to be focus of Labor’s quietly launched razor gang ahead of May budget

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Cuts to NDIS to be focus of Labor’s quietly launched razor gang ahead of May budget
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Exclusive: Taskforce led by former Treasury official Anthea Long will advise on cost-cutting options for $52bn program

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Labor has quietly established a razor gang to drive budget savings in the national disability insurance scheme, as it works to further rein in costs ahead of next month’s federal budget.

An NDIS Sustainability Taskforce was established within the health department earlier this year, with instructions from the federal government and national cabinet to advise on cost-cutting options for the $52bn program.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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