Jump to full article: International Business Times, 2010-07-21
Intro: Following news of Coles' move of countering the federal government's policy of restricting cigarette sale by unleashing cheap imported brands in the market, the Australian Greens said on Wednesday that they intend to counter the tactic by more stringent legislative initiatives.
Wesfarmers, the giant retailer's parent company, was already chided by the Senate for circumventing government efforts to reduce alcohol abuse by offering cheap alcohol in Alice Springs as Greens Senator Rachel Siewert stressed that Coles should consider being a more responsible corporate citizen.
Senator Siewert added that she was frustrated "to see one of our major supermarket chains flooding the market with cheap alcohol and cheap cigarettes when clearly we need a much more responsible approach to both alcohol and smoking."
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