Focus on Politics

Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.

Produced by RNZ Political Reporters

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Gas plan derailed by definitional dispute

When is a tax not a tax? That question derailed this week's gas announcement, as ministers scrambled to explain a new levy despite having promised "no new taxes". RNZ's acting political editor Craig McCulloch examines the fallout in Focus on Politics.
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Focus on Politics: Christopher Luxon and Simon Watts with gas cook top and LNG bottles in background.

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