20 Jul 2020

Covid-19: Government looking into legalities of charging for isolation

From Morning Report, 7:50 am on 20 July 2020

Cabinet will discuss whether or not to charge returning New Zealanders for quarantine today but a final decision on any payment is unlikely.

The National Party says if it wins election in September, it will charge returning adults $3000 to help cover the costs of managed isolation.

The responsible minister, Megan Woods, has been working on the challenge of imposing fees for weeks.

She speaks to Susie Ferguson.