US EditionCost-of-living election campaign looms as long-term issues press in
- Albanese announced that Labor will impose heavy fines for price gouging by supermarkets, promising to protect consumers and farmers with fair pricing policies.
- The ACCC recommended greater pricing transparency and the implementation of an excessive pricing scheme, with a task force to advise on reforms.
- Labor plans to make the Food and Grocery Code mandatory and tackle shrinkflation with stringent penalties starting April 1.
- Chalmers and Gallagher emphasized that Labor's plan aims to support households and ensure fair competition in the grocery market.
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Labor Promises to Outlaw Price Gouging if Re-elected
Labor has pledged to outlaw price gouging if re-elected through an excessive pricing regime for supermarkets. “Australian families deserve a fair price at the checkout and Australian farmers deserve a fair price for their goods,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Following the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, allegations of supermarket price gouging arose in Australia. On Jan. 25, 2024, the federal government announced an investigation in…
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