Example sentences of "be [vb pp] on to the consumer " in BNC.
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1 | Certainly , while some type of guarantee scheme or bonding would seem to be desirable , the cost will inevitably be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher charges . |
2 | The questions of whether to allow increases in the industry 's import fuel bills to be passed on to the consumer and how to treat investment need to be addressed . |
3 | Hence , if increased trade union bargaining power led to high wage settlements they could be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices . |
4 | Subsidies would also be provided for agricultural enterprises in order to limit the extent to which oil price rises would be passed on to the consumer in higher costs . |
5 | Industrialists have opposed the plan , arguing that it will lead to substantial cost increases which will have to be passed on to the consumer . |
6 | This does not lead directly to higher prices , but the burden has in part been passed on to the consumer in reduced variety . |
7 | It would be possible to institute a ‘ retail price index minus x ’ formula , designed to encourage efficiency and to ensure that productivity gains are passed on to the consumer . |
8 | Is the Minister aware that there would be widespread opposition , particularly in Scotland , to any Government imposing legislation that led to the disappearance of the traditional head on a pint of beer or to increased costs being passed on to the consumer in price increases ? |
9 | And that is passed on to the consumer in the price tag . |
10 | Yet , not all this increase in bulk costs was passed on to the consumers in retail tariffs . |