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{
"time": "2024-10-24 08:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Jeff Brownlee",
"fr": "M. Jeff Brownlee"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8667749\" data-originallang=\"en\">It varies by store and by banner. Let's use gas for an example. It can range anywhere from 1\u00a2 to up to 6\u00a2, depending on what's going on.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8667750\" data-originallang=\"en\">I'll give you an example. Last year, the fees were so high that in Atlanta Canada, where they have regulated margins on fuel, a lot of the retailers out east were offering discounts of up to seven cents per litre if you paid by Interac debit or by cash.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8667751\" data-originallang=\"en\">The fees are pretty astronomical in what we do, in what our banners go through on a daily basis, but the reality is, though, that we are just very unique because of the nature of the products we sell.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8667752\" data-originallang=\"en\">Taxes are layered a lot on fuel, whether in\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8667749\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le taux varie d'un magasin \u00e0 l'autre et d'une banni\u00e8re \u00e0 l'autre. Prenons l'exemple de l'essence. Les frais peuvent aller de 1 \u00e0 6 \u00a2, selon la situation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8667750\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vais vous donner un exemple. L'an dernier, les frais \u00e9taient si \u00e9lev\u00e9s que dans le Canada atlantique, o\u00f9 les marges sur le carburant sont r\u00e9glement\u00e9es, beaucoup de d\u00e9taillants dans l'Est offraient des rabais pouvant aller jusqu'\u00e0 7 \u00a2 le litre si vous payiez par carte de d\u00e9bit ou en argent comptant.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8667751\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les frais sont assez astronomiques dans notre secteur, \u00e9tant donn\u00e9 ce que nos banni\u00e8res vivent au quotidien. Or, nous sommes tout simplement uniques en raison de la nature des produits que nous vendons.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8667752\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les taxes sur le carburant sont cumulatives, que ce soit dans...</p>"
},
"url": "/committees/industry/44-1/141/jeff-brownlee-2/",
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