Supermarket brand from OS or Aussie product from multinational?

Euphemistic on 23/12/2019 - 21:59

Shopping tonight, needed an item. There were two types available.

  1. 100% Australian produce from a multinational co with historically questionable ethics.
  2. Aussie owned supermarket house branded item but product of the EU.

Which one is better for the local economy? The half priced supermarket branded or the ‘premium’ branded item that probably cost similar to the EU item but where the profit goes OS?

Poll Options

  • 21
    Aussie product, but multinational brand
  • 2
    EU product, but Aussie supermarket house brand
Food & Grocery

Comments

  • Hybroid on 23/12/2019 - 22:09
    +1

    100% gotta be Aussie produce. As long as multinational brand is taxed here.

    • Euphemistic on 23/12/2019 - 22:11

      Well that’s the problem. I suspect that said multinational is probably not paying anywhere near the tax that they should.

      • SBOB on 24/12/2019 - 21:09

        And how do you know they don't pay the tax they should?

        • Euphemistic on 24/12/2019 - 22:30

          You haven't seen all the kerfuffle about multinationals taking all sorts of steps to minimise the pay? Moving off shore, cayman island style?

  • Diji1 on 23/12/2019 - 22:18
    -1
    1. because the EU has far better legislation to prevent tax avoidance unlike the oligarchy that fools voted for in Australia. Too bad the behavior won't benefit you but at least you aren't funding your enemy who benefit in the oligarchy.
  • JimmyF on 23/12/2019 - 23:13
    +1

    100% Australian produce means lots of employment of people in this country in lots of varies fields, so support them.

  • Halo375 on 23/12/2019 - 23:31

    Damn fine question!

  • iand on 30/12/2019 - 22:57

    multi national buys from Australian farmers and pay Australians to package the products and transport workers to move the items between farms and processing plants all these people pay taxes in Australia
    Homebrand pays someone overseas to grow,transport and package product (no taxes paid in Australia) and usually they buy from the cheapest supplier they can and put the savings into their profit

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