Government supports massive penalty regime for Coles and Woolworths recommended in Emerson review https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-08/government-backs-emerson-recommended-penalties-coles-woolworths/103680606 #competition #supermarkets #agriculture #food #auslaw #auspol
Government supports massive penalty regime for Coles and Woolworths recommended in Emerson review
The federal government says it supports fines of up to 10 per cent of Coles' and Woolworths' annual revenue if they are found to be mistreating suppliers, as it begins to move on the supermarket giants.Jake Evans (ABC News)
PaulWay •
Do you support the price gouging of Colesworth, Peter old mate?
Do you support trying to rein in some of their power and to force them to forego some of that billion dollars in profit it's squeezed out of people in a cost-of-living crisis, Peter me old china?
Because I'll bet he will be anywhere but commenting on this. He'll be too busy playing political games by avoiding the question and blaming anyone else (my bet is: he'll blame China). One of his subordinates will have to front the media and explain that the Coalition doesn't have a cost-of-living policy when it comes to food. It only has a policy of government non-intervention, when it's clear that that does not work.