Richard McIntyre: Federated Farmers spokesperson on the Finance Minister's planned joint inquiry into rural banking
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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Show Notes
Rural communities are elated to see their repeated concerns being heard.
The Finance Minister has asked the Finance and Expenditure and Primary Production Committees to lead a joint inquiry into rural banking.
Federated Farmers says rural New Zealanders are facing huge financial pressures - worsened by unfair interest rates.
Spokesperson Richard McIntyre says it's causing farmers to sell up.
"It's the banks making excessive profits and it's a lack of competition in the rural banking space. We've only got 5 rural banks, but we have about 18 in the residential space."
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