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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Politics
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Minimum wage warnings brushed off by Winston Peters

Treasury feels the pulse of business and it's still beating.

Brent Edwards Tue, 02 Apr 2019

Business New Zealand warns firms that can pass on an increase in the minimum wage will raise their prices.

But it says firms that cannot raise prices will struggle and might cut jobs instead.

The minimum wage went up from $16.50 to $17.70 an hour on Monday as part of the coalition’s push to

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Brent Edwards Tue, 02 Apr 2019
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