国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Australian gov't announces one-off energy relief payment for 3.9 mln people

Source: Xinhua| 2019-03-31 19:59:46|Editor: xuxin
Video PlayerClose

CANBERRA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has announced a one-off Energy Assistance Payment for 3.9 million struggling Australians.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the payment of 75 Australian dollars (53.2 U.S. dollars) for singles and 125 Australian dollars (88.6 U.S. dollars) for couples to help them pay their electricity bills.

"This is acknowledgment that there are cost of living pressures and this support is going to go to around four million Australians: aged pensioners and those on the disability support pension, people who are on carer payment, single parenting payments and veteran payments," Frydenberg said in a statement on Sunday.

"This is money going to go into people's pockets to help meet the cost of their next power bill.

"At the same time we are taking action on a number of fronts to reduce energy prices."

Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison will deliver the Federal Budget for 2019-20 on Tuesday before a general election in May.

They will announce Australia's first budget surplus in a decade, using it to launch an election campaign based on fiscal responsibility.

Responding to the announcement, Bill Shorten, leader of the opposition Australian Labor Party, described it as an "election con," saying the 75 Australian-dollar payment is the equivalent of 1.45 Australian dollars (1.02 U.S. dollars) per week over a year.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001379385411
主站蜘蛛池模板: 九台市| 古丈县| 太原市| 丰都县| 松滋市| 凤山市| 定结县| 嘉善县| 岢岚县| 武宣县| 肃北| 永顺县| 丰台区| 淮滨县| 高尔夫| 句容市| 虞城县| 瑞金市| 泰和县| 万宁市| 金川县| 万源市| 临泽县| 米泉市| 呈贡县| 宜都市| 温州市| 通辽市| 柳林县| 宁城县| 富宁县| 湘乡市| 九江市| 成安县| 合作市| 屏南县| 伽师县| 台前县| 灌南县| 绥阳县| 泗洪县|