# Sam Stubbs reacts to Labour's KiwiSaver policy

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Podcast: [Midday Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/midday-report-5671629)
Published: 2026-09-14T00:20:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/middayreport/audio/2019051802/sam-stubbs-reacts-to-labour-s-kiwisaver-policy
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## Resource

Labour said it would make employer contributions compulsory, even when employees reduce or pause their own contributions, and lift the rate to 6 percent by 2032. Simplicity chief executive Sam Stubbs spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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