ACT Leader David Seymour criticizes Labour's claim that smaller public service headcounts reduce service delivery, arguing instead that productivity gains come from efficiency, technology, and streamlining, not size, and highlights the excessive regulatory complexity in New Zealn
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advancements in tech and systems enable productivity
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **More bureaucrats doesn't equal more productivity - Labour proved it**\\ \\ ****David Seymour****\\ \\ 21 May 2026\\ \\ “The opposition's response to a smaller public service has been absolutely dismal,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. "Their insistence that a smaller headcount must mean fewer services reveals what they really think: that it's impossible to get a productivity increase in the public sector.\\ \\ **Read More**Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
