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Govt learned not to mess with KiwiSaver after GST upset - expert
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English - August 31, 2022 19:14 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A KiwiSaver fund manager says the government will have learned a valuable lesson with its GST u-turn: Mess with KiwiSaver at your peril.
The government abandoned plans to apply GST to fees less than 24 hours after it proposed the idea.
The Revenue Minister says the backlash was misinformed - but was denting public confidence.
Here's political reporter Giles Dexter.