Kellie Sloane
Leader of the Opposition
Gurmesh Singh
NSW Nationals Leader
Shadow Minister for Regional NSW
Mark Coure
Shadow Minister for Roads
The NSW Opposition is demanding the fuel excise be cut immediately to deliver critical cost-of-living relief to NSW families and businesses.
The Liberals and Nationals are also urging the Minns Labor Government to pick up the phone to their Federal colleagues and ask for the fuel excise reduction, instead of choosing to remain silent.
With petrol prices surging past $3 a litre in parts of NSW and global supply issues there is a great deal of uncertainty which is placing enormous pressure on households.
Leader of the Opposition, Kellie Sloane, said a temporary cut in fuel excise would provide immediate and meaningful cost-of-living relief.
“The Liberals and Nationals have continued to put forward measures to provide transparency, reliability and support families throughout the fuel crisis,” Ms Sloane said.
“The Minns Labor Government has rejected all our proposals and has refused to use the levers available to them. At the very least Chris Minns must pick up the phone and demand the Prime Minister cut the fuel excise to provide immediate relief for motorists. His silence is a choice.”
“The fuel excise currently sits at 52.6 cents per litre. A reduction like this at the bowser would significantly reduce current pressures people are facing.”
Leader of the NSW Nationals, Gurmesh Singh, warned that rising fuel costs are having an even greater impact on our regional communities.
“Truck drivers, farmers and regional families do not have the luxury of frequent public transport or short travel times. In regional and rural NSW, higher fuel costs flow through to everything from getting to work and transporting goods, to putting food on the tables of families in the cities,” Mr Singh said.
“It’s time for Chris Minns to step up and stand behind the people of NSW.”
Shadow Minister for Roads, Mark Coure, said the Minns Labor Government has not done enough to prevent this crisis from worsening.
“Beyond their roundtable, the Minns Labor Government has failed to put pressure on Anthony Albanese or take meaningful action at a state level to stop motorists being slugged at the bowser,” Mr Coure said.
“The NSW Liberals and Nationals have already put forward practical legislation for daily fuel price transparency and cap reporting and called for free public transport over the Easter long weekend which Labor has refused to even consider.”