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Treasurer Jim Chalmers’s federal budget on Tuesday will reveal $150 energy rebates for millions of households, prompting the Coalition to accuse him of drawing on taxpayer funds to make up for a broken promise to cut power bills.The government is trying to win back favour in the opinion polls by using the federal budget on Tuesday night to list practical financial help for households, ahead of a formal decision to hold the federal election in the first weeks of May.
But with the budget heading back into deficit after two years of surpluses, Labor has limited means to offer financial help without being blamed for fuelling inflation and delaying further cuts to official interest rates.Speaking on Seven’s Sunrise, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said the bill relief was important and Labor was “proud” to give Australians $150 off their energy bills.
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