I think this is an excellent policy, and a long time coming. This is done overseas with good effect. While I don’t think it’s a magic bullet, it is definitely a step in the right direction.

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    Absolutely torn apart? GST free fruit and vegetables is the norm overseas. We’re the exception.

    Sure there’s more they should have done. But I cannot see National or Act doing more.

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            1 year ago

            So because of one edgecase that we could simply learn from, you want to throw out the whole idea?

            This country has a real problem of “if the solution isn’t perfect don’t do anything at all”.

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              I’m going to be honest with you here, you’re coming across as a bit dense with that comment.

              Obviously this is just one example, but there will doubtless be others. Is a coleslaw fruit and veg, or a processed food, for example? What if it includes dressing?

              I used the Jaffa cakes thing as an example because it’s so famous, and also quite funny.

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                I think it is pretty clear and simple, based on what I’ve seen so far. Coleslaw is processed and mixed, thus not exempt regardless of dressing. Frozen vegi mix is exempt as simply freezing does not constitute processing according to the policy.

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                  Frozen vegi mix is exempt as simply freezing does not constitute processing

                  What about ones that contain corn? That has to be mechanically stripped from the cob. Or what about green beans? They need to be trimmed to size.

                  Does that not count as processing?

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                    Neither of those cases count as processed as per Labour’s release to my understanding.

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              1 year ago

              Do you not understand how a lawsuit over classification of food for tax purposes is relevant to a discussion on tax on food?

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                I understand perfectly what you implied, but since you do not argue in good faith I did not feel the need to reply in kind.

                You know full well that the policy as announced by Labour has a simple definition. Processed foods that are changed from their natural form in any way other than freezing are not exempt. Your point about an issue in another country that couldn’t happen here is a non sequitur.

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                  Why does that specific example need to be able to happen here in order for it to be relevant though? Do you not understand the concept of an example?

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                    Why does that specific example mean that something equally as ‘bad’ will happen here. Do you not understand the concept of different implementations of policy?