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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Coalition and Labour contend over liquified natural gas imports
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:03:43
	Publish Date:		2026-02-10 04:15:00
	Description:		When is a tax not a tax? Apparently, when it is a levy, except it seems sometimes a levy is not a levy either. That was the coalition's contention at Parliament today as it pushes ahead with plans to build a new liquefied natural gas import facility - funded by a charge levied on the electricity companies. Labour has labelled it a "gas tax" which will drive up power bills - but the government insists it will actually reduce them. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch reports.
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