Council IT Blow-Out Eye Watering

29 FEBRUARY 2016

Responding to today’s report in the NZ Herald that Auckland Council has spend $1.24 billion on IT since it was formed in 2010, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, Jo Holmes, says:

“Ratepayers will be stunned at this new level of waste and incompetence hitting them in the pockets. Per ratepayer, the amount spent on IT is almost $2,500.”
“It sets a new low in Auckland Council’s efforts to waste our money. It spent more than $1.2 billion for what ANZ bank achieved for less than a fifth of that amount. It suggests something is seriously lacking in Auckland Council’s leadership.”

“Councillor Mike Lee is rightly calling this a scandal. So where is the accountability, the thorough examination of officials and public enquiry? Councillors should be doing their jobs and holding officials to account for this ridiculous spending."

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