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ACCC catches another company using tax to price gouge

By  |  July 26, 2012

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) secured concessions from refrigeration company Equipserve Solutions following false claims to consumers that a new carbon tax caused significant price hikes. The company agreed to send a “corrective notice” to customers as part of a “court enforced undertaking” accepted by the ACCC.

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