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Turnbull endorses ‘effects test’

21 March 2016

Frank Chung and AAP MARCH 16, 2016 news.com.au Retailers have previously warned an effects test could force them to raise…

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Sugar tax in the Budget could add 24p a litre to a bottle of Coca Cola

21 March 2016

RUKI SAYID , RHIAN LUBIN , DAN BLOOM 16 MAR 2016 Mirror UK George Osborne’s sugar tax could add up…

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No respite in sight for the oil price

21 March 2016

STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ 15 MAR, 2016 Spectator Last week the International Energy Agency speculated that oil prices might have bottomed. Yesterday…

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Turnbull government sides with small business, agrees to implement controversial 'effects test'

21 March 2016

Gareth Hutchens March 16, 2016 The Age The Turnbull government has adopted the most controversial recommendation from the Harper review…

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Costco Phasing Out Tobacco Sales

21 March 2016

March 15, 2016 CSNews ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Another major retailer is exiting the tobacco business. However, unlike CVS Health Corp.,…

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‘Effects test’ risks damaging competition and innovation

21 March 2016

STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ 16 MAR, 2016 Spectator So, finally the Turnbull Government has succumbed to the continuing pressure from the small…

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UK gets sugar tax in budget

21 March 2016

AAP MARCH 17, 2016 British finance minister George Osborne has unveiled a new sugary drinks tax to fight childhood obesity,…

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Effects test: Milk fight looms as Labor says shoppers are the losers

21 March 2016

Jared Owens MARCH 17, 2016 THE AUSTRALIAN Major supermarkets have been accused of aggressively discounting the price of milk to…

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Cashless tap puts ATMs in shade

21 March 2016

ADAM CREIGHTON AND SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONES Spectator Have tap-and-go payments sounded the death knell for the ATM, a fixture of Australian…

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Should Australia get on board and implement a sugar tax?

21 March 2016

MARCH 17, 2016 News.com.au LIBRARY Sarah Joel (left) and Jessica O’Dowd drink coke at Tuggerah shops after their school banned…

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DISCRIMINATORY TAXES A FLAWED AND LAZY RESPONSE

21 March 2016

22nd March 2016 Amid calls for the possible taxation of soft drinks in attempt to counter obesity by some so…

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Michelle Rowland: Small business needs practical solutions to confront anti-competitive behaviour

21 March 2016

Michelle Rowland March 15 2016 SMARTCOMPANY Small businesses play a unique role in the economy and have helped underpin Australia’s…

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