Ayesha Verrall: Labour health spokesperson defends accusations against Health Commissioner Lester Levy
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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Labour's Ayesha Verrall has stepped up to defend her accusations against Health Commissioner Lester Levy.
Levy - who was brought in to replace the agency's board after financial concerns were raised - is being grilled by MPs for the organisation's Annual Review.
Verrall accused Levy of having 'a reputation of cooking the books' - citing examples of past roles.
She says recent accounts have been presented in a 'non-conventional' way.
"That's exactly what I'm saying - this is pretty fishy. You have this process that is being used to justify health cuts where the Auditor-General says the accounting treatment is not right."
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