June 4, 2008
Allow local retailers to compete - end council protectionism
Yesterday's Dominion Post editorial exposed the City Council's fast tracking of measures to protect CBD business interests over and above local Johnsonville shop owners. In an age of rising concerns about pollution and increasing petrol prices surely we should allow the market to operate for benefit of local retailers and residents alike?
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