House debates
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Questions without Notice
Fuel Prices
2:43 pm
Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. I refer to the Treasurer’s top 10 tips for shoppers, which are listed on his personal website, and to the Prime Minister’s answer to the Leader of the Opposition’s first question. Tip No. 8 states that shoppers should:
Ask store managers to match their competitor’s prices on particular products ...
Will the Treasurer confirm that under the government’s proposed Fuelwatch scheme, once a petrol retailer has nominated their price, it will be illegal for them to match a lower priced competitor, even if asked by a customer to do so?
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