The letter to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, released on Monday, confirms the government’s intention to reintroduce “the full excise” on 29 September. It was halved for six months in the March budget.
The government has also revealed that 4.7 million Australians will see an increase in support payments from 20 September due to regular indexation. Payments including the pension and jobseeker will rise by 4% in line with the consumer price index in the six months to June.
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