A new federal scheme will provide low-cost access to essential items for remote stores in Australia, aiming to lower grocery prices that are often double those in capital cities. The $50 million funding boost will address the high costs of freight and buying prices faced by these stores, impacting 76 remote locations across the country.
A new federal scheme is set to lower grocery prices in remote stores . Here's why they're so highA new federal scheme is set to lower grocery prices in remote stores . Here's why they're so highFor people living in remote parts of Australia, it’s not unusual to pay double the price for essential items compared to those in capital cities.
"Every pays for freight to get stock from the eastern seaboard into the territory, either Alice Springs or Darwin, we then pay freight to get it into the community," ALPA chief executive Alastair King says.With grocery prices in remote communities costing double on average compared to capital cities, the federal government will lock the price of 30 essential products in remote stores to city prices.
"The store's got no choice but to pass those increases on, otherwise we can't pay the bills and then the shops close or become financially unviable. Martina Kingi, development manager for the Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network in Queensland, says the price of goods in remote Indigenous communities also makes it harder for people to eat healthily.
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