An election promise will see $ 150 flow discounts to reduce the costs of energy price increases for Australians with an additional six months.
If re -elected in the federal elections that owe within two months, Labor will give two reductions of $ 75 to electricity accounts in the last two quarters of the year.
Before the 2022 elections, Anthony Albanese promised to lower the power prize by $ 275, but this is called a failure by the opposition.
The previous discounts were worth $ 300 for households, with a discount of $ 325 for eligible small companies.
Those started on July 1, 2024 and would end in July 2025, but will now be extended until the end of the year if Labor retains power.
“We are going to take another $ 150 from your electricity bill because helping your family budget is our first priority,” the Prime Minister told News.com.au.
'This is another cost of living that my government provides for Australians while he exerts downward pressure on inflation.
'Peter Dutton opposed the $ 300 energy drawing lighting to households. His only energy plan is a nuclear schedule of $ 600 billion that he will reduce Medicare to pay for. '
The discount account discounts will ultimately cost taxpayers $ 1.8 billion.
They will work by automatically giving a credit to the electricity accounts of households, from July.
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An election promise will see $ 150 flow discounts to reduce the costs of energy price increases for Australians with an additional six months. Stock image
