Cost of living Australia: ACTU secretary Sally McManus calls for new grocery prices commission to regulate Coles and Woolworths

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Cost of living Australia: ACTU secretary Sally McManus calls for new grocery prices commission to regulate Coles and Woolworths
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ACTU secretary Sally McManus says the union movement does not believe so-called big stick powers to force retailers to sell off parts of their business should be the priority for government.

, would help households and boost competition in the grocery sector, ACTU secretary Sally McManus says.

Former competition chief Allan Fels recommended divestiture powers in a review of price gouging and unfair practices commissioned by the ACTU.“We think that what the government should do is have a permanent price commission, where a commission has power to monitor and investigate pricing practices,” Ms McManus said.

“Large supermarkets operate with high fixed costs and intricate supply chains. The most likely outcome of any forced divestment would be to disrupt the economies of scale retailers have painstakingly built,” he said.

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