BEC supports the work that the EA is doing in making consumer billing easier to understand. However, while we see the benefits that increased switching could have for consumers, the EAs proposal to require six-monthly reviews on better plans would increase operating costs significantly.
...BusinessNZ submission to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee
...BusinessNZ’s submission to the Ministry for Regulation on the Telco Sector Review
...BEC supports the use of the super-peak product as a way for participants to better manage their risk, which helps to improve competition within the wider market. But BEC also advises to give more time for the market to develop naturally.
...BusinessNZ recommends a risk-based approach to seismic protection
...BusinessNZ submission to the Governance and Administration Select Committee
...BusinessNZ submission to the Ministry of Education on replacing NCEA
...BEC supports this work as long-term plans – if done correctly – are crucial to reducing uncertainty and increasing investor confidence.
...Making the code amendments permanent is one way of increasing the accuracy of information, therefore BEC supports the EAs preferred option of making said code amendment permanent. Specifically, the inclusion of mentions to the security of supply forecasting and information policy (SOSFIP) and emergency management policy (EMP) within part 9...