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The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division<\/a> is preparing to begin retail price assessments to determine whether savings from the temporary removal of the Common External Tariff<\/a> (CET) are being passed on to consumers.<\/p>

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The CET was suspended in early December on dozens of basic food items, placing them at a zero percent duty rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affected items include cooking oils, canned meats, fresh produce and selected staples<\/a>. <\/p>

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Authorities have insisted that retailers must reflect the duty reduction in shelf prices,<\/a> particularly during the busy holiday shopping period.<\/p>

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The move is intended to cushion inflationary pressures on households, but shoppers interviewed during the Christmas season reported mixed experiences at the checkout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI find that the Christmas shopping, you know, the prices to me remain the same. The prices remain the same,\u201d one shopper said. \u201cEither you want it or you don\u2019t want it.\u201d<\/p>

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Another consumer said price changes were not a deciding factor. \u201cI really don\u2019t watch prices. If I want the good, I go and buy it. Whatever it costs, that\u2019s not my concern,\u201d the shopper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others said they noticed slight reductions but still felt constrained. \u201cI see a little difference, but the spending power was not there,\u201d one shopper said, adding that conditions felt worse than last year.<\/p>

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The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division said it has not yet begun formal monitoring because statutory instruments required to guide enforcement are still outstanding. Officials expect price checks to begin in the first week of January to assess whether retailers have passed on the duty savings.<\/p>

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Shoppers were interviewed on New Year\u2019s Eve by ABS News reporter Shannakisha Francis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division is preparing to begin retail price assessments to determine whether savings from the temporary removal of the Common External Tariff (CET) are being passed on to consumers. The CET was suspended in early December on dozens of basic food items, placing them at a zero percent duty rate. 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