Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the prospect of raising the pension age to 72

from Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons · host Newstalk ZB

A new report from Treasury warns New Zealand is set to face extreme debt if taxes don't rise - or the retirement age doesn't go up. There's growing calls to raise the pension age to 72, but it's unclear how this change could be implemented. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen joined the Afternoons team to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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