Travel Industry News
Smooth approach for new PS travel rules
Tuesday, 11, May 2010
A new whole-of-Government approach to air travel has been introduced across the Australian Public Service to improve efficiency and reduce costs according to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner.Mr Tanner said the new arrangements would come into effect on 1 July and meant the Government would no longer take a multi-Agency approach to travel, instead forming a single travel agreement to span the entire APS.
He said the plan would deliver over $160 million in savings to the Budget over the next four years and improve competition within the aviation industry. “We are now using the Australian Government’s collective buying power to put in place a new travel deal for the Government,” Mr Tanner said.He said in addition to Budget savings, Agencies would also retain savings they could redirect to other areas.
