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18 August 2023
Hemi
[FYI request #23489 email]
Dear Hemi
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), received
on 14 July 2023. You requested the following:
The years that i am looking at are from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,
2021, 2022, 2023 (YTD). Please provide the following details:
1. Total permanent staff numbers per year.
2. Total Fixed term staff numbers per year.
3. IT expenditure per year.
4. Fixed-term and contract work expenditure per year.
5. Contractors and consultants expenditure per year.
6. Outsourced services expenditure per year.
On 21 July 2023 you clarified your request to the following:
The years that i am looking at are from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,
2021, 2022, 2023 (YTD). Please provide the following details:
1. Total permanent staff numbers per year.
2. Total Fixed term staff numbers per year.
3. IT expenditure per year.
4. Fixed-term and contract work expenditure per year - (This would relate to both
projects and also normal operations, for example, staff that are on fixed term
contracts undertaking business as usual tasks).
5. Contractors and consultants expenditure per year. - (undertaking any work for
IR)
6. Outsourced services expenditure per year - Examples, would include, but not
limited to, work outsourced to Madison and Salmat.
7. Please also send the total number of hours and total expenditure per year on
overtime, for the same years as before 2014,2015,2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (YTD) This would include both fixed term and
permanent staff.
8. Please also include total Salary/ Wage costs for all permanent staff each year.
The information you have requested is outlined in the Appendix. Data for the 2023 is
provisional and will be finalised when Inland Revenue’s 2023 Annual Report is published in
October.
Question 5 – Contractors and consultant expenditure
The total expenditure for contractors and consultants for the 2023 year is currently being
compiled and is not yet available. However, this information will be included in Inland
www.ird.govt.nz
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Revenue’s 2023 Annual Report. Your request for this information is therefore refused under
section 18(d) of the OIA, as the information will soon be publicly available.
Question 6 – Total expenditure on outsourced contracts
Inland Revenue has not captured expenditure on outsourced contracts prior to the 2019
financial year. Your request for this information is therefore refused under section 18(g) of
the OIA, as the information is not held by Inland Revenue, and we do not believe it is held
by another agency.
Right of review
If you disagree with my decision on your OIA request, you can ask an Inland Revenue
review officer to review my decision. To ask for an internal review, please email the
Commissioner of Inland Revenue at: [email address].
Alternatively, under section 28(3) of the OIA, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman
to investigate and review my decision. You can contact the office of the Ombudsman by
email at:
[email address]. If you choose to have an internal review, you can still ask the Ombudsman for a review.
Publishing of OIA response
Please note that Inland Revenue regularly publishes responses to requests that may be of
interest to the wider public on its website. We consider this response is of public interest
so will publish this response in due course. Your personal details or any information that
would identify you will be removed prior to it being published.
Thank you for your request.
Yours sincerely
Nick Bradley
Enterprise Leader, Finance Services
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Appendix
Question 1 – Total number of permanent employees
This excludes external secondments, people on continuous leave without pay and parental
leave.
Financial year
Permanent staff
2014
5,506
2015
5,639
2016
5,614
2017
5,378
2018
4,822
2019
4,424
2020
4,094
2021
3,954
2022
3,796
2023
3,860
Question 2 – Total number of fixed-term employees
This excludes external secondments, people on continuous leave without pay and parental
leave.
Financial year
Head count
Fixed-term FTE
as at 30 June
12-month average
2014
103
120
2015
94
92
2016
149
107
2017
275
189
2018
565
541
2019
630
600
2020
768
703
2021
264
435
2022
43
70
2023
109
44
Question 3 – Total expenditure on IT
All expenditure is operating expenditure as per Inland Revenue’s income statement in its
Annual Report.
Financial year
Expenditure ($m)
2014
50.545
2015
52.093
2016
54.265
2017
63.595
2018
69.440
2019
100.643
2020
104.231
2021
88.902
2022
88.169
2023
117.204
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Question 4 – Total fixed-term employee expenditure
The total expenditure includes salary and allowances.
Financial Year
Expenditure ($m)
2014
8.203
2015
8.405
2016
10.424
2017
14.192
2018
21.903
2019
26.952
2020
45.795
2021
26.424
2022
6.351
2023
3.264
Question 5 – Total expenditure on consultants and contractors
Financial year
Expenditure ($m)
2014
57.837
2015
52.841
2016
88.713
2017
115.751
2018
133.539
2019
138.245
2020
115.851
2021
67.084
2022
75.296
Question 6 – Total expenditure on outsourced contracts
Financial year
Expenditure ($m)
2019
6.609
2020
5.612
2021
5.093
2022
4.102
2023
7.211
Question 7 – Total hours and expenditure on overtime
Financial year
Hours
Expenditure ($m)
2014
69,211
3.097
2015
75,431
3.576
2016
79,292
3.708
2017
89,586
4.302
2018
115,096
5.783
2019
177,923
9.557
2020
183,236
10.398
2021
134,641
8.062
2022
243,018
15.407
2023
198,243
12.802
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Question 8 – Total expenditure on salaries and wages
Financial year
Expenditure ($m)
2014
371.178
2015
388.272
2016
399.833
2017
399.073
2018
391.030
2019
389.877
2020
384.922
2021
373.337
2022
352.095
2023
363.969
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