Budget 2024 Information Release

The documents on this page relating to Budget 2024 have been released in response to, and in anticipation of, requests for Budget-related information from the public.

Information withheld from documents

Some parts of this information release would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply have been identified. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. This is the key to the redaction codes used for this release:

• Section 9(2)(ba)(ii) – to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence, and if released, could prejudice the supply of similar information in the future. Greater public interest is in ensuring that such information can continue to be supplied.
• Section 9(2)(f)(iv) – to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being, which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials. Release of this information is likely to prejudice the ability of government to consider advice and the wider public interest of effective government would not be served.
• Section 9(2)(g)(i) – to protect the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions. The greater public interest is in the ability of individuals to express opinions in the course of their duty.
• Section 9(2)(j) – to enable the Ministry to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations. The public interest is in ensuring that government agencies can continue to negotiate without prejudice.