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Charges have been laid against people allegedly trying to defraud the Government's Covid-19 wage subsidy.
The Ministry of Social Development has charged 16 people involving more than $680,000 worth of taxpayer money.
Another five people are likely to be prosecuted.
Canterbury University researcher Michael Gousmett told Mike Hosking the whole scheme was based on a trust model.
He says there should have been more information demanded from businesses to demonstrate they'd had a cash decline of 30 or 40 per cent.
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