The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is working on a guide to assist businesses in understanding their rights and obligations when making claims about the impact of the carbon price.
Local food and grocery manufacturers will see their operating profits slide by an average 4.4 percent in 2012-13 as a result of the carbon tax, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
Brad Callaughan offers up a few tips for small businesses to survive the impact of the carbon tax.
“Consumers are going to be the first losers as they’ll have to wear the price increase passed on from small businesses, and the second loser will be small business with landlords keen to pass on any increase to their costs.”
The Federal Government has granted additional funding to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), to assist it in cracking down on businesses that gouge customers by making misleading carbon claims.
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