Government departments will have to pay for Treasury loans in the future.
From 2015, a one per cent charge on the borrowing amount will have to be paid.
Treasury Minister Eddie Teare announced the initiative during a sitting of the Economic Policy Review Committee.
He outlined why he's bringing in the policy:
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