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| Mr Roy supports “Operation Christmas” at Target Morayfield |
Wyatt Roy, Federal Member for Longman, is urging people to support local small business by shopping locally during the Christmas period.
Nielsen polling released late last week revealed that consumer confidence had fallen well below neutral for the first time in over two years, as Australians worry about the global economic situation.
During the third quarter of 2011, consumer confidence dropped from 103 points in Q2 to 97 points in Q3. 1
Mr Roy said that in light of decreased consumer confidence, it was vital that locals did everything in their power to continue to support local small businesses.
“Particularly during this Christmas period, we need to be supporting those local businesses which are doing it tough,” said Mr Roy.
Mr Roy said he was concerned about the implications of low consumer confidence on an already depressed local market.
“The best thing governments can do is get out of the way and let businesses do their job.
“This Labor government is making a bad situation worse, with policies which are not reinforcing consumer confidence in the market,” said Mr Roy.
