Northerners mistrust of a multi-million dollar food subsidy program that will cost taxpayers $78.3 million this year. Research by the Department of Indigenous Affairs concluded most residents suspect retailers are pocketing subsidies intended to lower the cost of essential foods: ‘There is a lack of confidence the subsidy is passed on to the consumer.’
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