Competition review targets pharmacies, taxis, planning

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By Leith van Onselen

The final report of the Harper competition policy review has been released and urges the government to free-up rules preventing competition in the the pharmacy and taxi industries, as well as in the delivery of urban land supply.

On pharmacies, the report recommends dumping pharmacy location and ownership rules:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.