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I was directing you to what I was basing my assumption on. I see you found it. Yes, it’s no guarantee they could automatically replicate that 5.5% but it shows what kind of return is possible. Thus, something to work off rather than just your reckons. …

That’s just the breakdown of the million a day which is just the excess The commission estimated Countdown and Foodstuffs’ combined profit would fall by $430m a year if they earned a 5.5% return on their capital, instead of the 12.9% annual return https:// …

Thanks for your reply Supermarkets already procure at an enormous scale so can’t see that making too much headway. Subsidising in the manner you are suggesting will come with on going taxpayer costs that will quickly add up. At least the Greens will be …

Indeed. Hopefully the Greens have done their homework and will be able to answer this and more when further questioned on it by the media.

Cricklewood seems to be implying consumers would only save $80 a year under the Greens plan Yet, 5 million Kiwis don’t shop everyday Nevertheless, thanks for your imput

Have they given any examples of what people can expect to save on an average shop? Have they given an expected timeline to have it up and running? Can employees expect a living wage?

@ 20 cents per day per person? Got a link for that? Can you give more detail on your ‘home brand’ plan? As in created in what way? Who sets the prices? How much lower would margins be set? How much would you expect to see people save on a $200 shop?

Didn’t take long for National to come out swinging. This is when people look to see if Labour will smash them (the Nats) or join them in their dislike of KiwiMart

‘KiwiMart’ The Green Party is campaigning on establishing a publicly owned supermarket chain to break up the duopoly and drive down food prices. Swarbrick said KiwiMart would start with 15 percent market share. “We’re not short of supermarkets, we’re short …

Global Bond Sell-Off New Zealand yields are mimicking a massive international trend as investors dump bonds across the world. Talk of government borrowing costs across major economies entering a new era. https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/361072777/ …

And this (below) seems to be why it doesn’t match up with the rate of inflation The original NZLW (announced 2013) was constructed on the basis of expenditure items for a modest weekly budget. However, once the living wage rate became a wage mechanism …

Hipkins has signed a pledge to extend the living wage to all workers in the state sector if elected. Hipkins said the process would not be quick or easy, given some contracted sectors, such as integrated schools, were not controlled by the Government. The …

Profits going offshore is one of our biggest exports https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/balance-of-payments-and-international-investment-position-september-2025-quarter/

Regular weekly contributions to this fund would see this fund vastly accumulate over time too. The Prescribed Investor Rate re tax could be adopted but lower overheads and better returns should help offset higher KiwiSaver fees and thus, perhaps also the …

Yes, KiwiSaver investment earnings are taxed too. However, a super fund is far more capable of out performing KiwiSaver earnings. Better earnings equals better tax returns, win-win. Better capability to invest, grow and take the knocks is what investors …