By Adeline Teoh · 29 January 2009 · Locked
A proposed ban on junk food and alcohol ads could have a surprising impact on the economy. Will it be a step forward or a step back for Australia's stimulus package?
Moves by federal advisory organisation, the National Preventative Health Taskforce, to ban advertising junk food and alcohol under certain conditions would dampen economic activity, according to the Advertising Federation of Australia. “This is not the time to destimulate the economy, certainly not when $20 billion is being spent stimulating it,” notes Mark Champion, the group’s […]