Key Takeaways
- Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan defends the Coalition's fuel excise cut plan.
- Tehan urges Labor to engage with electorates over cost-of-living issues.
- Tehan emphasizes permanent cost-of-living support through tax measures.
Shadow Minister for Energy, Dan Tehan, has defended the Coalition's fuel excise cut plan, arguing that it provides necessary relief to Australians facing high costs.
In a statement, Tehan stated, 'We have the discipline to be able to do the policy work to make sure we can offset policies like this so it won’t be inflationary and it will provide much needed relief to people, and they need it now.'
Tehan further emphasized the importance of engaging with the electorate, saying, 'Obviously we’ve helped when the war started with some changes to the fuel excise but we’ve shifted, and [are] including in the budget, to providing more permanent cost of living arrangements, including through the tax system.'
He added, 'Our decisions have been built and baked into the budget to make sure that that cost-of-living help is permanent. Not just in these one-off arrangements, which, when we’ve got higher inflation, could be difficult in the economy.'
Tehan concluded by expressing hope for an end to the war in the Middle East, stating, 'The sooner this war in the Middle East stops, the better.'
Tehan's comments come as the country grapples with rising fuel prices and broader cost-of-living pressures, with many Australians feeling the impact of inflation.
The Coalition's plan includes measures to offset the fuel excise, which has been adjusted in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Tehan's defense of the plan is part of a broader strategy to address the cost-of-living crisis, with a focus on providing permanent relief to Australians through tax measures.
The opposition, led by Anthony Albanese, has criticized the Coalition's approach, calling for more comprehensive solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.
We have the discipline to be able to do the policy work to make sure we can offset policies like this so it won’t be inflationary and it will provide much needed relief to people, and they need it now.
Dan Tehan, Shadow Minister for Energy
The sooner this war in the Middle East stops, the better.
Dan Tehan, Shadow Minister for Energy
