I think this is an excellent policy, and a long time coming. This is done overseas with good effect. While I don’t think it’s a magic bullet, it is definitely a step in the right direction.

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    Why does that specific example need to be able to happen here in order for it to be relevant though? Do you not understand the concept of an example?

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      Why does that specific example mean that something equally as ‘bad’ will happen here. Do you not understand the concept of different implementations of policy?

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          Sure, anything could happen. But that doesn’t mean it will. Are we to give up on any progress if there is any risk of slight problems?

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                Do you genuinely believe this is will result in no additional costs to the administration of the GST scheme?

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                  I think that it doesn’t need to, and that the benefits outweigh the downsides even if it does. I also think zero-rating certain foods has other benefits beyond money, and this should be taken into account.

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                    How? How could you possibly make these changes without adding cost to the administration of the GST scheme?