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Were fuel importers consulted on the decision to stop publishing estimates of fuel margins on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website?

Answered Question 13752 (2026)
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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  • Were fuel importers consulted on the decision to stop publishing estimates of fuel margins on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment engages with fuel importers on the methodology used for monitoring national average fuel prices.  In this case, fuel importers were not consulted as MBIE has not changed the methodology of the weekly margin series.