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Consumers and carbon price claims

Date published: 14th March 2012

A carbon price will apply to certain greenhouse emissions, with some large businesses being required to purchase carbon credits against their emissions.

Some businesses may choose to absorb additional costs associated with the carbon price, while others may choose to pass additional costs on to customers by increasing the price of their goods and services.

If a business tells you its prices have gone up due to the carbon price, the business has a legal obligation to ensure this is not false or misleading, and should seek to ensure its claim is right.

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