澳大利亚颁布法律,遏制超市价格暴涨,对过高定价处以巨额罚款。 Australia enacts laws to curb supermarket price gouging, with major fines for excessive pricing.

澳大利亚正在推行新的法律,防止超市收取过高的价格,对年销售额超过300亿美元的公司处以最高1 000万美元或收入10%的罚款。 Australia is introducing new laws to prevent supermarkets from charging excessive prices, with penalties up to $10 million or 10% of revenue for companies over $30 billion in annual sales. 这项立法得到ACCC关于Coles和Woolworths有限竞争和高利润的调查结果的支持,其目的是提高价格透明度,遏制通货膨胀等做法。 The legislation, backed by ACCC findings on limited competition and high profits at Coles and Woolworths, aims to increase price transparency and curb practices like shrinkflation. 它将根据经更新的《食品和食品法》加以执行,预计到年底生效。 It will be enforced under an updated Food and Grocery Code and is expected to take effect by year-end. 政府在11月3日前与利益攸关方协商, 零售商则认为现有法律足够, The government is consulting stakeholders until November 3, while retailers argue existing laws are sufficient and warn of added regulatory burdens.