Labor\u2019s code of conduct will do nothing to bring down food and grocery prices, and if the Prime Minister truly wants to help Australian shoppers he should support the Greens\u2019 divestiture bill this week, the Greens say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFood and grocery prices won\u2019t come down unless we make price gouging illegal, and create powers to break up the supermarket duopoly,\u201d Greens Economic Justice Spokesperson Senator Nick McKim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will bring our divestiture bill to a vote on Wednesday this week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese\u2019s moment to choose: does he support Australian shoppers or will he continue to back the giant supermarket corporations and their billion dollar profits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs Labor actually trying to help Australian shoppers, or just chasing a headline?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly the Greens have proposed concrete measures in Parliament that will result in lower food and grocery prices\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDivestiture powers exist in numerous free-market economies around the world, and the Chair of the ACCC has confirmed that greater competition in the supermarket sector would bring down food and grocery prices.\u201d
\u201cThe Greens will continue to push for measures that foster competition and lower prices. It’s time for the Labor Party to decide whether to protect the profits of supermarket giants or provide relief to Australian shoppers.\u201d
\u201cThe Code of Conduct does need to be made mandatory with significant penalties, which is exactly what the Greens-led Senate inquiry into price gouging recommended.\u201d
\u201cHowever it only regulates the relationship between supermarkets and suppliers, and won\u2019t bring down the cost of food and groceries.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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