US EditionFurther $150 to be slashed from electricity bills
- Every household and nearly 1 million small businesses will receive $150 in electricity bill relief from July 1, contingent on Labor staying in power.
- The Albanese government confirmed the $1.8 billion extension, emphasizing it as a key cost-of-living initiative before the budget release.
- Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated, 'This is hip-pocket help for households, and it recognizes that people are still under pressure.'
- Opposition Leader Peter Dutton criticized the rebate, labeling it a 'Ponzi scheme' and arguing it does not genuinely lower electricity costs.
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Labor's pre-budget pledge promises $150 energy bill relief for households
Millions of Australian households and businesses are set to get extra $150 off their power bills, in a pre-budget spending announcement. The election sweetener is the second time that the government has offered energy bill relief in a cost-of-living crisis.
$150 Power Bill Relief: Labor’s $1.8 Billion Pitch to Voters
Every household and nearly 1 million small businesses will receive a further $150 in electricity bill relief from July 1, contingent on Labor staying in power. The Albanese government confirmed the $1.8 billion extension just before its budget release, positioning it as a key cost-of-living initiative. “This is hip-pocket help for households, and it recognises that people are still under pressure,” Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated on March 23. Desp…
Pocock labels energy bill relief a 'band-aid solution'
Independent Senator David Pocock speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP By Tess Ikonomou in Canberra Australia is being urged to divert uncontracted gas back to the domestic market to provide households with long-lasting energy bill relief. Independent senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie have lashed Labor’s $150 energy rebates for households as a “band-aid solution”. They want the federal gov…
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