The Auditor-General's Office wants the criteria for the wage subsidy scheme tightened up, amid concerns the Ministry of Social Development hasn't done enough to claw back money from businesses that wrongly received it.
An inquiry into how the scheme has been managed praised the speed at which the Ministry approved funds when Covid-19 hit, but the Auditor-General's office says the Ministry needs to do more to get public money back from businesses who should not have received it.
David Press is the principal performance auditor who worked on the report.
He spoke to Gyles Beckford.
