RESPONSIBILITY FOR PETROL PRICES AVOIDED BY PROFITING GOV'T- LIBS

The Rann Government has shirked responsibility for lowering South Australian petrol prices while generating more revenue from increased fuel prices, according to the S.A. Opposition

Liberal transport spokesman Robert Brokenshire said the government had used its numbers to amend a Liberal motion for a special sitting day in order to shift responsibility to the Federal Government

Mr Brokenshire said the State Government would be swimming in cash because of the recent surge in prices at the petrol pump..
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“For every 10 cent increase at the bowser – sustained for a year – the government will collect an extra $20 million in revenue,” he said, .adding that “... if we continue to see prices hover around the $1.30 mark, the government can expect an extra $60 million-plus windfall next year."

Mr Lawson accused the Government of "attempting to shift the responsibility to the Federal Government," and of wiping its hands of the issue.

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