6 years ago
LIBERAL LIES ON ENERGY PRICES
THE HON MARK BUTLER MP
Scott Morrison’s claim of savings of up to $832 from implementation of the ACCC recommendation for a regulated default offer is nothing short of a lie to Australians who have suffered from rising power bills under the chaotic and divided Government.
Scott Morrison’s lie grossly misrepresents ACCC analysis of the price saving this recommendation will deliver.
The real ACCC calculated savings are presented in the table below from page 368 of the report.
Scott Morrison’s $832 lie corresponds to the difference between average existing standing offers and the lowest price market offer by SAPN, one provider in South Australia.
But the Liberals are used to lying to Australian households and businesses when it comes to their power bills.
In 2013 Tony Abbott promised a saving of $550 on power bills if they elected a Liberal Government, and people are still waiting for that.
In 2018 Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg promised again a $550 power saving if the National Energy Guarantee was adopted. But that policy went up in smoke when the Liberal party room decided to ditch the Prime Minister.
The only announcement on prices made yesterday was a position that Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull agreed ten weeks ago, to adopt a default price offer in the electricity market, which the ACCC has said would deliver a saving of somewhere between $105 and $165 dollars per year for about 10-20 per cent of Australians.
No one in Australia believes Scott Morrison and the out-of-touch Liberals will lower power prices.
The Liberals have been promising to lower power prices for five years – and power prices have gone up and up and up.
And it’s Australian households and businesses that will continue to pay.
Scott Morrison’s lie grossly misrepresents ACCC analysis of the price saving this recommendation will deliver.
The real ACCC calculated savings are presented in the table below from page 368 of the report.
Scott Morrison’s $832 lie corresponds to the difference between average existing standing offers and the lowest price market offer by SAPN, one provider in South Australia.
But the Liberals are used to lying to Australian households and businesses when it comes to their power bills.
In 2013 Tony Abbott promised a saving of $550 on power bills if they elected a Liberal Government, and people are still waiting for that.
In 2018 Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg promised again a $550 power saving if the National Energy Guarantee was adopted. But that policy went up in smoke when the Liberal party room decided to ditch the Prime Minister.
The only announcement on prices made yesterday was a position that Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull agreed ten weeks ago, to adopt a default price offer in the electricity market, which the ACCC has said would deliver a saving of somewhere between $105 and $165 dollars per year for about 10-20 per cent of Australians.
No one in Australia believes Scott Morrison and the out-of-touch Liberals will lower power prices.
The Liberals have been promising to lower power prices for five years – and power prices have gone up and up and up.
And it’s Australian households and businesses that will continue to pay.