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Duncan Webb: Labour's Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson on Labour's promise to beef up the Commerce Commission

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 7:31 p.m.

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Labour will look at beefing up the Commerce Commission\'s powers to break up dominant firms, if re-elected.\\xa0

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Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesperson Duncan Webb says the Commerce Act doesn\\u2019t stop a business developing a monopoly position inch-by-inch.\\xa0

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He says New Zealand needs to be a little more vigilant than other countries as the ability to dominate is high.\\xa0\\xa0

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Webb told Mike Hosking that anything that\'s causing real losses to consumers needs to be looked at.\\xa0

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