We welcome this opportunity to contribute to the Public Service Reform Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny. Our response focuses on the questions where alcohol harm is directly relevant to the Committee’s inquiry: the achievability of savings targets, the definition of frontline services, the outcomes that reform should pursue, the role of prevention and preventative budgeting, and the potential of invest-to-save approaches.
Read our full response using the link below.
Response to the Public Service Reform Committee
August 2026
