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Think means testing NZ Super is too hard? Shamubeel Eaqub says"bugger off"

Think means testing NZ Super is too hard? Shamubeel Eaqub says"bugger off"

Published 6 days, 10 hours ago
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The government currently spends about a billion dollars a fortnight on superannuation payments, it's a growing problem that we're running out of time to address. So who shouldn’t be counting on getting the pension in future?

Shamubeel Eaqub, Simplicity chief economist and head of policy, joins Nadine Higgins with some hot takes about the future of NZ's pension scheme and his thoughts on proposed changes to KiwiSaver.

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