31 Aug 2022

Govt u-turns on KiwiSaver GST changes

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 31 August 2022

In a remarkable backdown, the Government has dumped its plan to put GST on KiwiSaver fees - not even 24 hours since the proposal was released.

Ministers were caught off-guard by the fierce backlash to the proposal. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch, and political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen with the analysis.