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Francesca Rudkin: The great supermarket talkathon continues
A lovely tease yesterday from the government, aimed at those of us still hurting at the cost of putting food in the supermarket trolley.
The government wants more competition in the grocery sector.
It was a nicely timed message – despite all the big picture talk of foreign investment, a new economic ministry, and a focus on growth, growth, growth, the government has not forgotten that most Kiwis are dealing with simpler day to day challenges, like affording groceries.
But the announcement by Finance and Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis at the University of Waikato Economics Forum in…
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