A Coalition member was made to cut more than $430 million from Veterans’ Affairs to offset money allocated in the budget, as the department struggled under a 50,000-strong compensation claims backlog
A Coalition member was made to cut more than $430 million from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to offset money allocated in the budget, as the department struggled under a 50,000-strong compensation claims backlog.
He said the department was struggling under limited staffing and the system was “crying out for reform”. Despite the significant backlog and limited staffing for claims processing, Gee said he was made to cut $430 million to offset additional expenditure, which he said was counterintuitive.“That was a big issue because that’s got to come from somewhere, and the department doesn’t mandate this, this is government.“I was quite surprised at the magnitude of that, but I just resolved to cut the cuts and do what we could do to reverse them.
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