Government extends cost of living support

The Government has announced that it is extending the reductions to fuel excise duty and road user charges to help reduce the road transport sector’s fuel costs and in doing so, keeping the cost of food and essential goods lower.

The following measures were announced:

• 25 cents per litre petrol excise duty cut is extended to 30 June 2023

• the Road User Charge discount will be re-introduced and continue through until 30 June 2023

• half-price public transport fares are extended to the end of June 2023 saving an average person who pays 2 $5 fares a day $25 a week, and

• half price public transport will be made permanent to around 1 million Community Service Card holders, including tertiary students, from 1 July 2023.