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Does the Minister agree with the ACT MP who said, with respect to the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill, that businesses should be able to keep surcharges if they offered a free alternative, like EFTPOS?

Answered Question 6663 (2026)
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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • Does the Minister agree with the ACT MP who said, with respect to the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill, that businesses should be able to keep surcharges if they offered a free alternative, like EFTPOS?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Answer

Parmjeet Parmar is entitled to her own views; however, this is a different view to that agreed to by Cabinet.