Unfair laws distort competition-Kaira

Kaira
Kaira

Discriminatory laws and policies have been identified as the main factors with the potential to distort competition in business.

Competition Authority (CA) chief executive officer, Thula Kaira stated at press briefing on Tuesday that competition can be distorted not just by business conduct, but also by laws and policies that are in place.

“Such laws and policies may be discriminatory in application and/or create entry conditions that frustrate competition,” he said.

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