Queensland households score $1000 off energy bills

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By Savannah Meacham

May 2, 2024 — 8.43am

Queensland households volition people a $1000 vigor measure discount nether a $2.5 cardinal authorities spending splash connected outgo of surviving relief.

Premier Steven Miles announced the large currency injection connected Thursday arsenic rising powerfulness prices carnivore down connected Queenslanders.

“I said we would usage the fund to present outgo of surviving alleviation but I’ve decided it’s excessively urgent to hold that long,” helium said.

“We are delivering the biggest outgo of surviving alleviation bundle successful Queensland past to backmost Queenslanders successful the combat against inflation.”

The rebate volition use to bills from July and galore Queenslanders won’t wage a azygous cent until 2025, Miles touted.

Seniors and concession paper holders volition person a spot much enactment with a $1372 rebate portion tiny businesses volition proceed scoring $325.

A peculiar appropriation measure volition beryllium introduced to bring guardant the rebate.

It volition beryllium the biggest helping manus provided to households successful Australia, with different authorities and territory governments providing betwixt $250 and $500 successful vigor relief.

“It’s the biggest ever rebate offered by immoderate authorities successful Australia’s past and is expected to prevention Queenslanders much than $2.5 billion,” Deputy Premier Cameron Dick said.

The rebate is astir treble the magnitude provided to Queenslanders past twelvemonth and is funded by the state’s ember royalties.

The authorities claims Australian Bureau of Statistics information shows the $550 rebate successful 2023 lowered energy bills by 9.5 per cent.

The latest rebate is expected to halve the mean yearly powerfulness measure for Queenslanders implicit the adjacent fiscal year.

The currency splash comes up of the June fund with the authorities authorities spruiking further outgo of surviving support.

The national fund successful conscionable a week’s clip is besides expected to present vigor alleviation to households aft delivering a $500 rebate to residents and $650 to tiny businesses past year.

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