Another day, another u-turn

The Herald reports:

Labour’s Finance Minister Grant Robertson has backpedalled on Revenue Minister Stuart Nash’s promise to start requiring overseas retailers to collect GST on goods bought by New Zealanders, saying the government was still looking at the issue.

This morning on Newstalk ZB, Nash said the Government would “absolutely” extend the law to cover all goods as well as services purchased from overseas.

Absolutely! Can’t get firmer than that.

However, Robertson later said the Government was only looking at the issue and no decisions had been made.

Absolutely no decisions!

Nash declined to do further interviews on the matter.

It normally takes years for Ministers to start hiding from the media.