Royal Commission into Abuse in Care blows $56m budget Katie Scotcher © RNZ / Patrice Allen
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has been told to rein in its skyrocketing spending and now has to work with Treasury to get back on track.
Documents released to RNZ show operational spending has increased by more than 80 percent in this financial year.
It has asked for three emergency funding top-ups because it had blown the $56 million budget - meant to last another two years.
But Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti, the minister responsible for the inquiry, said it was not the case of poor financial management, just a learning curve.
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