Thousands of Victorian public service jobs on the chopping block
Up to 3000 Victorian public servants, or up to 6 per cent of the workforce, could lose their jobs by June after a major review of the sector was announced on Thursday morning.
Premier Jacinta Allan and Treasurer Jaclyn Symes said Helen Silver, deputy chair of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority, was appointed to the role and will report back on June 30.
The Victorian government has announced that major cuts to the public service sector are coming.Credit: Eddie Jim
Symes said between 2000 and 3000 people were expected to lose their jobs, or about 5 to 6 per cent of the workforce.
“There will be some difficult decisions to make,” she said.
Symes said budget expenditure needed a refresh to ensure the government is responding to the community’s needs.
She said it would identify inefficiencies, duplications and programs that may have stayed on the books past their usefulness.
The cuts would not include frontline services, but were expected to save billions, Symes said.
The Age earlier this month revealed ministers had been asked to identify programs to slash from their portfolios.
The state budget is due to be handed down on May 20.
