Scrap Fuelwatch!
CarPoint Editor
1 August 2008
www.carpoint.com.au
VACC calls for Federal Government to ditch the controversial fuel price monitoring watchdog.
The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) has declared the Rudd Government's Fuelwatch scheme "flawed from the outset".
Speaking on behalf of the Chamber, its Executive Director, David Purchase, had nothing but praise for Pat Walker, the ACCC's Petrol Commissioner who recently announced his resignation from the position for personal reasons.
"From our experience, Mr Walker was sincere and genuine in his attempt to tackle the fuel pricing issue," Purchase said.
"However, the attempt to implement an Australia-wide Fuelwatch Scheme, based on the Western Australian model, was flawed from the outset, as the focus was fixed at the retail level.
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