Photo: 123RF The public sector is under orders to rein in contractor spending, and also rein in employee pay rises. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment expects to put out the first benchmark data later this year. "The data for the first year will not demonstrate [percentage] rise as it will be a benchmark," a spokesperson said in a statement to RNZ. "It will establish a range per job/contractor." For example, project managers being paid between $x and $x. "The aggregate information rolled out by MBIE ... for the quarter 1 October-31 December [2020] will identify the rates for each agency, the providers involved, and will enable agencies and MBIE to compare and monitor rates paid."