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Hahahaha of course it's an election bribe but more than that an admission that the ALP's headlong rush into renewables is costing households and businesses big time. You're fooling nobody Grim Jim.


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Treasurer Jim Chalmers insists power belief relief is not an ‘election bribe’

The government has found money in its budget to lock in an energy bill subsidy until the end of the year, but the Treasurer insists it’s not an ‘election bribe’.


Energy bill rebates will be extended through 2025, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers insists the fresh support payment is not an “election bribe”.

Appearing on Sky News with Andrew Clennell on Sunday morning, Mr Chalmers spruiked the budget sweetener, which will wipe $150 from every household’s power bill, but rejected the claim it was an election cash splash.

Finance Minister Jane Hume said the Coalition would not oppose the rebate extension, but argued the policy would not address the structural shortages affecting Australia’s energy grid.


“We will not stand in the way of those Australians getting the relief that they need but the most important thing is an energy policy that fixes the broken system,” she told Sky on Sunday. 

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor and Nationals Leader David Littleproud also said the Coalition would support the rebates, however Mr Littleproud was the most pointed in his comments.


“Well, we’ll have to back this, otherwise there’ll be Australian families that go broke,” he said.


“This government promised a reduction in your energy of $275, yet they’ve gone up by over $1,000 and they’ve spent over six and a half billion dollars in trying to give you that.”


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