Robertson and Willis debate banks, productivity and population

Robertson and Willis debate banks, productivity and population
Grant Robertson talks at the MYOB NZME Beyond The Ballot election debate. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he's keen to fix a bank funding "gap" for businesses, but wants to avoid a solution in which the government steps in to directly finance small businesses.The lack of capital available for these enterprises is an issue for National's finance spokeswoman Nicola Willis, and she wants to expand the Commerce Commission's inquiry into banking to include regulations imposed by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ).Both comments were part of Beyond the Ballot, a political debat...

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