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What advice, if any, has he received on whether the levy on electricity users for a Liquefied Natural Gas import terminal would be passed on to consumers, listed by title and date?

Answered Question 8274 (2026)
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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, if any, has he received on whether the levy on electricity users for a Liquefied Natural Gas import terminal would be passed on to consumers, listed by title and date?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Energy

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I have had advice on the impact on household bills, should the savings in forward electricity prices and the levy be fully passed through. The net effect on the average household bill would be a saving of $50. This advice has been proactively released by MBIE: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/building-and-energy/energy-and-natural-resources/energy-generation-and-markets/gas-market/lng-in-new-zealand.