Inside the Government's u-turn over KiwiSaver reforms

31/08/2022 11 min
Inside the Government's u-turn over KiwiSaver reforms

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Episode Synopsis

24 hours is a long time in politics. On Tuesday, the Government tabled a bill aimed at fixing a GST imbalance between small and large KiwiSaver providers. However, after it was reported the changes would potentially take $103 billion away from people's KiwiSaver funds by 2070, the backlash was swift and severe - and the bill was pulled on Wednesday. So how badly did the Government handle the communication around this bill, and has some poor media relations scuppered a law change the country actually needed? Today, Liam Dann, NZ Herald Business Editor at Large and host of Money Talks, joins Damien to discuss what went wrong for the Government. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. You can about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Damien VenutoEditor/Producer: Shaun D WilsonExecutive Producer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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