New Zealand's government said on Monday it would reduce the fuel excise tax and halve public transport fares for three months to help offset the surge in petrol prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Petrol prices in New Zealand, like the rest of the world, have risen sharply since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as have food and building costs, contributing to significant inflation in the country.
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