❓ Dr. Honey questions the Minister for Energy about electricity price relief, while the Minister deflects by highlighting past Liberal Party electricity price increases and current government efforts to keep prices low.
AnsweredQoN 222Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SYNERGY — HARDSHIP SUPPORT
222. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Energy:
I
have a supplementary question. Is the minister incapable or incompetent? Can he
simply say whether he will provide cost relief to the people of Western Australia
in regard to electricity prices?
222. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Energy:
I
have a supplementary question. Is the minister incapable or incompetent? Can he
simply say whether he will provide cost relief to the people of Western Australia
in regard to electricity prices?
AnswerView source ↗
The one thing that we will not do is
follow the Liberal Party and double the cost of electricity. That is what the Liberal Party did. Electricity prices increased by
97 per cent when it was in government. That is what the Liberal Party did. The first thing it did in government was to put up the price of
electricity by 25 per cent.
Dr D.J. Honey : What are you
doing?
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON : We have
held the price of the household model to a very low level during our period of government. In fact, in 2021 it went backwards
because of the $600 credit that the member opposed. I cannot believe the
gall of this member who comes in here and makes false claims and then calls for
a policy that he objects to and rejects. He criticises us for reducing
household costs yet the Liberal Party has a history in government of increasing
household costs.
follow the Liberal Party and double the cost of electricity. That is what the Liberal Party did. Electricity prices increased by
97 per cent when it was in government. That is what the Liberal Party did. The first thing it did in government was to put up the price of
electricity by 25 per cent.
Dr D.J. Honey : What are you
doing?
Mr W.J. JOHNSTON : We have
held the price of the household model to a very low level during our period of government. In fact, in 2021 it went backwards
because of the $600 credit that the member opposed. I cannot believe the
gall of this member who comes in here and makes false claims and then calls for
a policy that he objects to and rejects. He criticises us for reducing
household costs yet the Liberal Party has a history in government of increasing
household costs.
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