Customers already have the option to avoid Paywave fees by simply inserting their card and entering a PIN. It takes less than ten seconds. This isn’t a policy that changes lives, it’s just another National PR stunt, plain and simple.
Under National’s plan, businesses won’t be able to pass on Paywave costs, but the money still has to come from somewhere. It’s no mystery where that will be - higher prices baked into everyday goods and services. The fee doesn’t disappear. It just gets hidden. The Government is pretending to remove a burden while quietly shifting it somewhere else.
If Christopher Luxon and the National Party genuinely cared about helping people with the cost of living, they’d remove GST from fresh fruit and vegetables. That would immediately ease pressure on families doing it tough. But National has stubbornly refused to go down that track, dismissing it as too complicated, despite widespread public support and clear evidence that it would help at the checkout.
If Christopher Luxon and the National Party genuinely cared about helping people with the cost of living, they’d remove GST from fresh fruit and vegetables. That would immediately ease pressure on families doing it tough. But National has stubbornly refused to go down that track, dismissing it as too complicated, despite widespread public support and clear evidence that it would help at the checkout.
It’s yet another example of how out of touch this Government is. While people are struggling to afford the basics, National is fixated on headline-chasing distractions that won’t put a single extra dollar in anyone’s pocket.
Even long-time National voters are starting to question the party’s direction. Many expected a Government that would deliver smart economic management and practical relief. Instead, they’ve been handed hollow gestures and arrogant posturing.
This Paywave policy isn’t about helping people. It’s about trying to claw back political support that is slipping by the day.
Matua Kahurangi is just a bloke sharing thoughts on New Zealand and the world beyond. No fluff, just honest takes. He blogs on https://matuakahurangi.com/ where this article was sourced.
3 comments:
3% per transaction may not seem much, but when multiplied by all the payments we make over the course of a year, they add up.
If eliminated, will they be passed on in higher retail prices? I don't think they necessarily will. These surcharges didn't come from a genuine need for retailers to meet costs in the first place. It is just opportunism, whereby they can advertise and mark goods as costing one price while selling them for a different price.
I am sorry to say that the writer is 100% correct
Really? Making gst charging and collection more complex will help Kiwis?
Wouldn't it be much easier to research and report the many wonderful things being done by Luxon and his ministers (you could ask them why and report that too), than delve into the murky world of unsubstantiated, nonsensensical opinions?
On the bright side, you might get offered a post 9:00 am slot on newstalzb if you continue writing nonsense.
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