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Complaints roll in to watchdog on GST-rip offs
More than 30 people have complained to the Commerce Commission that businesses are using GST as an excuse to charge higher prices.
More than 30 people have complained to the Commerce Commission that businesses are using GST as an excuse to charge higher prices.
The Commerce Commission has a big call to make by the end of the year.
The Commerce Commission has filed proceedings in the High Court in Auckland against a number of multi-national freight forwarding companies.
Two Christchurch car rental companies have been ordered to pay large fines and reparations for ripping off tourists.
Oil giant Shell misled consumers by claiming its fuel was able to take drivers further, the Commerce Commission says.
The Commerce Commission says TelstraClear provides no meaningful competition for Telecom in the wholesale backhaul market.
A drop in retail prices will come only through increased competition between the major players.
Government regulation of mobile phone rates won't automatically mean cheaper calling, a telecommunications analyst says.
Mobile phone call termination rates will be regulated, says Telecommunications Minister Steven Joyce.
The Society of Physiotherapists has been warned by the Commerce Commission over a letter it says may have been a bid to fix prices.
Lending to the destitute and desperate is a risky business - for both parties - but what sort of profit margins does the average loan shark achieve?
The Commerce Commission is warning New Zealanders not to be taken in by a new phone scam offering a refund for credit card overcharges.
The Commerce Commission has warned people to be careful when being offered holiday vouchers by telemarketers.