I share these concerns because the budget indicates that they'll be reducing the number of FTEs in the public service by 5,000 over four years by attrition. However, the budget also has a number of measures that are reasonably expected to require more public servants, so it will mean that there will be more reductions in certain sectors to make room for this increase in some areas while also reducing the aggregate size by 5,000, or that there will not be any reduction at all.
On June 17th, 2024. See this statement in context.