Labour's defending its claim the Government's Kiwisaver changes steal 66-thousand dollars from a young person's retirement savings.

The Government's halving its yearly contributions, and bringing in a cap at incomes of 180-thousand.

Default employer and employee contributions will also rise to four percent.

The party's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds told Ryan Bridge halving the Government's contribution will have a big impact.

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