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submitted 11 months ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's 'disappointed' in the lack of transparency Canadian grocery store giants have offered so far when it comes to tackling food inflation. He's sending a letter to Canada's Commissioner of Competition to express his dissatisfaction.

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[-] baconisaveg@lemmy.ca -4 points 11 months ago

The gov’t can request info from the CRA on profits the big grocers make, compare them to pre-pandemic numbers and adjust their tax rate.

You can't adjust the tax rates of INDIVIDUAL companies.

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