Today the
Finance and Expenditure Committee, by majority, voted
against initiating an inquiry into the relationship between
the official cash rate and short term interest rates.
The
committee also decided, by majority, not to initiate an
inquiry into recent banking practices, including a
particular focus on retail interest rate margins.
The
committee received a briefing from the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand at its meeting today.
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