La coalizione non costringerà i supermercati a pubblicare profitti come l’opposizione afferma che il pubblico irlandese viene trattato come “mucca in contanti”
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/coalition-wont-force-supermarkets-to-publish-profits-as-opposition-says-irish-public-being-treated-as-cash-cow/a257333216.html
di Static-Jak
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Safe to say the supermarkets are corporate gouging on the back of pandemics, and the corrupt politicians have been paid to look the other way. Same as it ever was.
This is such a bizarre angle of attack. Supermarkets are already obliged to publish their financial statements which includes their net profit (which you can use to calculate margin if you want).
Incidentally if you do look them up Supermarket profit margins are very low.
Complete waste of time- if people were serious about this they’d look at supply side issues in particular the cost of electricity (which impacts literally everything across the supply chain).
When the next election rolls around, if this shower are still getting in, as a nation our heads need examining
Most (not all) already do. Aldi made a whopping [0.8% margin](https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/1125/1482792-aldi-irelands-annual-results/) in 2023 (the last year where the numbers are finalised) for instance. Tesco did even better, they managed a truly impressive [3.7%](https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2024/11/09/tesco-generates-full-year-sales-of-33bn-in-ireland-and-posts-double-digit-rise-in-profit/).
Sometimes you have to wonder whether left wing TDs are cynical enough to know that proposals like this are a waste of time but that people who don’t know any better will fall for the headlines anyway, or if they’re actually foolish enough to think they’ll make a difference.
I think it’s time people started voting with their feet.
The publicly available operating margins of 4/5 top 5 super markets would indicate it is not a cash cow with relatively tight margins.
500 euro one for all in the budget lads