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I don’t think inclusive pricing and the cost of goods are necessarily linked, there are many other reasons goods and services could be more expensive in NZ.
by jackson1442 3y ago
I don’t think inclusive pricing and the cost of goods are necessarily linked, there are many other reasons goods and services could be more expensive in NZ.
- lostlogin 3y agoOh there are, rules around employees, consumer guarantees act, acc levies and various other things. But it seems unlikely that have just 2 food suppliers isn’t a root cause of food price issues.
- lmpdev 3y agoAustralian here Isn't it mostly just economies of scale plus transport costs? Or are our industrial relations laws really not as good?
- lozenge 3y agoIt's more about farming subsidies and tax levels. Some governments choose to make food cheap by encouraging overproduction.
- Symbiote 3y agoOverproduction (by subsidy) is also very useful to cope with poor harvests, supply shortages due to wars etc. Discussion on the European system for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy#Oversupply_and_its_redistribution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy#Ove...