Martin moves to lift ban on below-cost food selling

ENTERPRISE Minister Micheál Martin has signalled that the Government may abolish the ban on below-cost selling of food and groceries.

One of the strongest recommendation of the report of the Consumer Strategy Group (CSG), to be published on Wednesday, is for the revocation of the Groceries Order, which forbids below-cost selling by supermarkets and retailers.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Mr Martin says that the recommendation will be subject to a three-month period of consultation, which he does not want to pre-empt.