Chemist Warehouse director Mario Tascone has called for GST to be removed on rapid antigen tests saying they should be “as affordable as possible”.
Director Mario Tascone said the outlet was experiencing unprecedented demand for the testing kits and had been limiting them to two per customer.
“They really need to be as affordable as possible and everyone else can just buy them without the GST,” he said.
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