Into a complex supermarket debate in which the operators are politically active strides Simon Corbell to announce big is bad when it comes to local centre supermarkets:
The ACT Labor Government will cap the size of any future proposals for supermarkets in local centres to a maximum of 1000m2 to support local businesses and local jobs, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell, announced today.
The decision comes following the Government’s consideration of the Commercial Zones Policy Review in Local, Group and Town Centres and the report tabled today by the Standing Committee on Planning, Territory and Municipal Services into Supermarket Competition Policy.
“The ACT Labor Government is the party that supports small business development in Canberra and this new policy position provides for local supermarkets to continue to provide important convenience retailing in local shopping centres without undermining the operation of the Territory’s commercial retail hierarchy,” Mr Corbell said.