The opposition is set to deliver its budget reply speech in parliament tonight.
will reportedly pledge to slash the fuel excise in a $6 billion pledge during the Coalition's budget reply speech tonight.
Dutton will offer voters a 12-month promise to cut the excise in half, from 50.8 cents a litre to 25.4c/L.It's in response to the tax cuts handed down in the government's federal budget on Tuesday night, which Treasurer Jim Chalmers claimed would see workers keep $268 more of what they earn from July next year, building to $536 by the following year.Both parties are gearing up for an election that hasn't yet been called but is due before the end of May.
yesterday, Dutton said cost of living relief, home ownership, and national security were among the Coalition's chief priorities. The Age has reported Dutton is also likely to make a pledge on gas projects, aiming to fast-track those developments whose operators promise to keep their production domestic and not aimed at the international market.: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the
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