Tariffs across the ditch are getting scrapped to lower living costs and some are asking if New Zealand should follow suit.

Australia will remove import taxes on a wide range of goods from July to bring cost-of-living relief.

It will streamline $9 nine billion worth of annual trade and save businesses over $30 million yearly.

Business NZ's Catherine Beard told Mike Hosking that we got rid of most tariffs in the 1980s, there’s just a few left.

She says it's a legacy of the past —as most of them left are between 5-10%— and aren't doing much.

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Tariffs across the ditch are getting scrapped to lower living costs and some are asking if New Zealand should follow suit. 
Australia will remove import taxes on a wide range of goods from July to bring cost-of-living relief. 
It will streamline $9 nine billion worth of annual trade and save businesses over $30 million yearly. 
Business NZ's Catherine Beard told Mike Hosking that we got rid of most tariffs in the 1980s, there’s just a few left. 
She says it's a legacy of the past —as most of them left are between 5-10%— and aren't doing much. 
LISTEN ABOVE

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