Mr GILES - 2014-03-26
Madam SPEAKER: The Chief Minister, in accordance with Standing Order 119A, has an answer to a question.
Mr GILES (Chief Minister): Madam Speaker, I provide an update for a question from yesterday. The Opposition Leader, and for that matter her parliamentary colleagues, continue to tell lies and mistruths in this Chamber about utility price increases. The Opposition Leader claims in addition to the 5% increase which occurred on 1 January this year, and the 5% increase which will occur on 1 January 2015, there will be an increase of 4% in July. The Leader of the Opposition, the former Treasurer, is being mischievous when she makes this claim. As a former Labor Treasurer, she is well aware electricity prices for residential customers are set by the Treasurer under the Electricity Reform Act and remain in force for one year.
I table the notice of issuing of the Electricity Pricing Order which sets in stone the prices for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014. It clearly shows what she is saying in this House is nothing more than a mistruth and is misleading Territorians.
Mr GILES (Chief Minister): Madam Speaker, I provide an update for a question from yesterday. The Opposition Leader, and for that matter her parliamentary colleagues, continue to tell lies and mistruths in this Chamber about utility price increases. The Opposition Leader claims in addition to the 5% increase which occurred on 1 January this year, and the 5% increase which will occur on 1 January 2015, there will be an increase of 4% in July. The Leader of the Opposition, the former Treasurer, is being mischievous when she makes this claim. As a former Labor Treasurer, she is well aware electricity prices for residential customers are set by the Treasurer under the Electricity Reform Act and remain in force for one year.
I table the notice of issuing of the Electricity Pricing Order which sets in stone the prices for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014. It clearly shows what she is saying in this House is nothing more than a mistruth and is misleading Territorians.
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