Supermarket chains could be broken up for price-gouging as ‘last resort’ under Coalition proposal

Greens welcome announcement as Jim Chalmers says half-baked' idea could make competition problem worse not better

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Supermarket and hardware chains could face being broken up as a last resort" for repeated price-gouging under a Coalition proposal to crackdown on the grocery sector.

Tuesday's announcement has also been welcomed by the Greens, but has been criticised as half-baked" by the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, who claimed it could make the competition problem worse not better.

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