Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan
More than 20 organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney urging him to scrap his plan for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.
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"Price caps don't tackle food price inflation. They are not a solution, they are a gimmick that sounds quite effective, but it just displaces cost elsewhere."
— Ewan MacDonald-Russell , Executive
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More than 20 organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney urging him to scrap his plan for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.
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