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What consultation with coalition partners, if any, was undertaken under the consultation provisions of the coalition agreements before the fuel excise announcement of 31 August 2026, and on what dates did that consultation occur?

Answered Question 38357 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What consultation with coalition partners, if any, was undertaken under the consultation provisions of the coalition agreements before the fuel excise announcement of 31 August 2026, and on what dates did that consultation occur?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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Ahead of lodging the Cabinet paper 20 August for Cabinet consideration, I consulted my ministerial colleagues as per the requirements in the Cabinet Manual.