EPA admits cost of running government’s fast-track process in excess

EPA admits cost of running government’s fast-track process in excess

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Penny Smith of RNZ The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has admitted that the costs of running the government’s fast-track process are ”well in excess” of what it expected. The agency was granted a $10 million Crown loan for the set-up costs associated with running the process. The loan term was for five years and the EPA had said it would need 50 applications a year until 2029 for it to pay the loan back. A Se…