ACCC catches another business for exploiting the carbon tax

The competition watchdog has struck down yet another attempt by a company to blame the carbon tax for its price increases.

This comes after the managing director at Brumby's Bakery stood down following the chain's instruction to its franchisees to start raising costs while blaming the increase on the carbon tax.

Refrigeration contractor Equipserve Solutions has given an enforceable undertaking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission after it made statements in an email to customers attributing the whole amount of a price increase to the new tax.

ACCC chairman Rod Sims says the company had "misled customers and caused them to believe that the entire price increase was due to the carbon price".

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