"We need a fair price on fuel"

The Chamber of Commerce is up in arms over a report released by the ACCC, which states Launceston petrol prices are four cents higher than on the mainland.

Executive officer Jan Davis said petrol pricing only adds to the pressures of living, with Tasmania being one of the lowest income earners in Australia. 

"Every dollar that they spend unnecessarily on something like gauging prices for fuel is a dollar that doesn't get either to something that delivers benefit directly to their family or to circulate amongst small businesses. So not only do we have those cost imposts, we have market price sensitivity that really makes things tough all round," Ms Davis said on Tasmania Talks with Brian Carlton today.

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