Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put fuel retailers on notice after data suggested that fuel prices were raised prior to end of the fuel excise cut that was introduced early in the year by the former Coalition government.
Speaking to FiveAA Radio on Sept. 29, the prime minister said he was very concerned about Australians getting ripped of by fuel retailers who were taking advantage of the end of the excise cut.
He said the federal government had told the Australian Competition and COnsumer Commission (ACCC) to monitor the situation closely.
“That’s why we’re getting the ACCC to really monitor all of the costs of fuel, to make sure that there isn’t a ripping off of consumers,” Albanese said. “And we’ve really ramped that up.”…