44843 (2025). Arena Williams to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 02 Oct 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	44843 (2025)
Question asked:	14 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Arena Williams
Portfolio:	Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Scott Simpson
Answer received:	28 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_44843_2025
Document guid:	1d228978-1b04-4b07-a646-2c36aa71e348

44843 (2025). Arena Williams to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Does the Minister have a plan to address cost of living challenges for consumers, and if so, what is it?

Hon Scott Simpson: I have a wide programme of work underway to improve competition across the economy, which is expected to drive incentives for businesses to lower prices and boost wages. This is part of the wider government work on Economic Growth and reducing the cost of living.