FFS leave GST alone Chippy

[Wainuiguy]

Sadly, I think SueDonim is right.  It is already cheaper to buy fresh ingredients and cook them, but vast numbers of shoppers go for processed food because it is easier/they can't cook and don't want to learn/they have a taste for over-salted over-sweetened junk food.

And that is an education issue, not a cost one. It's like the idiots who buy bottled water instead of a filter system. Some people will just not be changed. But lots will, especially if we educate, starting in schools. And the trend towards plant based foods is not going away...

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So if it is such a "no  brainer" why are almost all tax experts saying it shouldn't happen and will have virtually no impact on the day to day cost of fresh fruit and veges?

[Removed: Rule 2J]

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Because of heavy rain and reduced supply- $6.99.

Can't answer that, rarely buy bags of spuds. Occasionally buy a single one, but really I prefer kumara...

So if this week kumera were $4.99 a kilo, then next week GST comes off.  You go back to the same supermarket but rather than $4.24 (the price it should be after GST is removed)  the kumera are $5.49 a kg.  Did you save the GST?