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Tue 08 Aug 2009Coughlan moves to ban secret payments in grocery trade
PROPOSALS TO ban secret multi-million-euro payments within the grocery sector are to be published today by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan.
A draft code of practice for the grocery sector, which has been seen by The Irish Times, also proposes the appointment of an ombudsman to arbitrate disputes between suppliers and retailers, and investigate complaints by consumer organisations.
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