Queensland households will score a $1000 energy bill discount under a $2.5 billion government spending splash on cost-of-living relief. Premier Steven Miles announced the major cash injection on Thursday as rising power prices bear down on Queenslanders. “I said we would use the budget to deliver cost-of-living relief but I’ve decided it’s too urgent to wait that long,” he said.
It will be the biggest helping hand provided to households in Australia, with other state and territory governments providing between $250 and $500 in energy relief. “It’s the biggest ever rebate offered by any government in Australia’s history and is expected to save Queenslanders more than $2.5 billion,” Deputy Premier Cameron Dick said. The rebate is nearly double the amount provided to Queenslanders last year and is funded by the state’s coal royalties.
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