Tim Dower: Real construction issues come from incompetence from those in Wellington

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 4, 2022 · 2m

Sighs of relief in some quarters after the Commerce Commission report on building supplies came out.

ComCom says competition isn't working as well as it could in the sector and a lot of people in the industry said…er...tell us something we didn't know.

ComCom also raised the issue of rebates; big volume buyers get a better discount, but is there anything too surprising about that?

If you were a big buyer, you'd expect a better price too wouldn't you?

There are some comments about restrictive land covenants and exclusive leases, these sound a lot like what we heard in the supermarket report…