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Grant Robertson: Finance Minister backs Labour's plan to remove GST from fruit and vegetables

Published: Aug. 13, 2023, 8:33 p.m.

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The Finance Minister\'s now backing Labour\'s plan to slash GST from fresh and frozen fruit and veggies.

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Grant Robertson\'s previously cited concerns the cost savings wouldn\'t be passed onto consumers, calling it a boondoggle \\u2014 meaning a wasteful spend.

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The party\'s now promising to slash GST from fruit and veg from April, saving the average household around $20 a month.

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Finance Minister Grant Robertson says that the policy would be regulated and would help ease inflation woes.

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He says it would reduce the cost of food, and is still a good policy despite it not being a huge discount.

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