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Complex and challenging : 14,000 people being tracked for MIQ bills Thu, 1 Jul 2021, 9:33AM
14,197 invoices have not been sent out at all, that s 23 per cent of returnees. (Photo / File) Complex and challenging : 14,000 people being tracked for MIQ bills
By Katie Todd, RNZ
Officials are trying to track down more than 14,000 people who have automatically had free stays in managed isolation and quarantine.
Cabinet documents show the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has struggled to get enough information and contact details to bill one in four returnees, while its requests to move to a pay-before-stay system were declined by the Government.
In February s report to government officials, the ministry describes the MIQ fees scheme as complex , challenging and administratively burdensome .
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