Give the Commerce Commission power to break up big firms
What it actually does
One of The Opportunity Party's five coalition bottom lines is giving the Commerce Commission more independence and the power to investigate and intervene in anti-competitive businesses, including requiring structural separation, citing the supermarket duopoly as the example and applying across the economy. Its Breakthrough Economy plan adds $20m a year to the Commission's budget.
Source: opportunity.org.nz · 2026-09
The Trump take
“Breaking up companies because they're too successful? That's what they tried to do to me. Total witch hunt. Two supermarkets is a great deal, believe me.”parody
Why it scored this way
Deals & property
Government power to forcibly split up big businesses
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Hates it
Red tape
A stronger, more interventionist regulator
-1
Dislikes it
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