Department of Finance opts not to take up review’s recommendation that public servants only use business class on flights of three hours or more
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Anthony Albanese says federal bureaucrats should look for “value for money at all times” despite the government rejecting expert calls to tighten the rules around expensing short-haul business-class flights.
Amid the growing expenses saga roiling Labor, the Department of Finance has opted not to take up a recommendation that public servants only be permitted to book business-class fares on flights of three hours or more, up from the current two-hour threshold.