Nat Barr has grilled Treasurer Jim Chalmers astir wherefore adjacent the wealthiest Australians tin person $300 to spell towards their vigor bills.
The measurement was announced successful Tuesday's Budget to assistance easiness immoderate of the load of the cost of living crisis.
But Barr questioned wherefore Aussies who weren't struggling financially needed the rebate too.
'So if you're earning $1million wherefore bash you request a $300 powerfulness rebate?' she asked Dr Chalmers connected Wednesday morning.
Nat Barr has grilled Treasurer Jim Chalmers astir wherefore adjacent the wealthiest Australians tin person $300 to spell towards their vigor bills
The treasurer said the absorption of the Budget was to easiness outgo of surviving pressures and supply immoderate alleviation to Aussies who are doing it tough.
'Yeah but you're besides getting it if you're earning $1million. Why are they getting it?' Barr deed back.
'That's not the absorption of the vigor measure relief,' Dr Chalmers replied.
'It mightiness not beryllium the absorption but they're getting it. Why are you getting a $300 vigor rebate if you're earning $1million successful Australia,' Barr said.
The treasurer said outgo of surviving pressures are being 'felt close astir our country', earlier helium was chopped disconnected by the Sunrise big again.
'The cardinal dollar radical are nether pressure?' she said.
The treasurer explained that vigor measure providers didn't person the accusation of people's incomes.
'So the easiest, astir businesslike mode is to supply this vigor measure alleviation for each household. We're pleased and arrogant we're capable to bash that. It's portion of a cost-of-living bundle which is substantial, but responsible,' helium said.
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