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Did the Minister meet with, or speak to, Winston Peters after he informed the media that the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill was "going nowhere", and if so, what was the outcome of this conversation?

Answered Question 6676 (2026)
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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • Did the Minister meet with, or speak to, Winston Peters after he informed the media that the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill was "going nowhere", and if so, what was the outcome of this conversation?

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Hon Scott Simpson

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

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No.