Sunscreen should be GST-free to prevent cancer, says dermatologist

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Sunscreen should be GST-free to prevent cancer, says dermatologist

Patrice Dougan

Patrice Dougan

Blonde girl wearing white dress and sunhat, pink sunglasses, getting sunscreen applied to her face
Sunscreen is too expensive in a country with some of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, a dermatologist told attendees at the Goodfellow Symposium [Image: Nadezhda1906 on iStock]
“We’re paying GST for something that, if you don’t use, can kill you” New Zealanders are paying over the odds for sunscreen in a country with one