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Food prices are climbing higher and New Zealanders are desperate for solutions to keep their grocery bills low.
Some shoppers told RNZ removing GST from fruit and vegetables may be a way to help.
Most goods bought from overseas websites are imported free of GST and duty charges, if they are worth less than $400. Photo: 123RF
But Lincoln University professor of agricultural economics, Alan Renwick, says it might not be such an easy fix.
He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.