1 Sep 2022

Govt learned not to mess with KiwiSaver after GST upset - expert

From Morning Report, 7:14 am on 1 September 2022

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.