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Uncertainty on prescription fees as new Government forms
Wednesday 1 November 2023, 04:30 AM
As the remaining votes from the general election are counted, the future of prescription fees is uncertain but pharmacy sector groups are clinging on to hope that the new Government will not reintroduce them. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports
New Zealand has voted and the parties promising to reintro - duce the $5 prescription fee for most people, look likely to form the next Government.