That 24:1 spending ratio highlights a structural blind spot in the Estimates process. It is politically easy for MPs to approve emergency money in the Supplementary Estimates after a disaster hits. It is much harder to get funding approved for prevention because the 'win' is that nothing happens. The Public Accounts often show us paying double to fix things we refused to pay half to protect.
That 24:1 spending ratio highlights a structural blind spot in the Estimates process. It is politically easy for MPs to approve emergency money in the Supplementary Estimates after a disaster hits. It is much harder to get funding approved for prevention because the 'win' is that nothing happens. The Public Accounts often show us paying double to fix things we refused to pay half to protect.