GST

Abbott and his bunch are stating they will save Billions and so they have money to spend should they win the election - very questionable.
Much was made of him writing guarantees re. not bringing back 'Work Choices', but I would
like to hear the same guarantee given by him re. 'not' having any intention to raise
the GST.
He won't take the tax on mining which Aussies are entitled to for their one time only
resources, something is fishy but we won't know how fishy until after the election.

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Abbott and his bunch are stating they will save Billions and so they have money to spend should they win the election - very questionable.

Much was made of him writing guarantees re. not bringing back 'Work Choices', but I would

like to hear the same guarantee given by him re. 'not' having any intention to raise

the GST.

He won't take the tax on mining which Aussies are entitled to for their one time only

resources, something is fishy but we won't know how fishy until after the election.

Any political Party that tries to raise the GST would be committing political suicide. I doubt if we'll ever see it in our lifetime.

The current govt is still spending like crazy even though the recession we never had has finished. That's where I understand Abbott will cut $$$...for instance school halls and libraries and canteens that are not needed, or are way overpriced. $850,000 for one library I read. $850,000!!!

That's the cost of a 4 bedroom, 2 garage house!!

Cut spending, save $$billions.

PS.

I'd be far more worried if Labor wins the election on the back of the preference deal with the Greens.

We 'll be burdened with a carbon tax, which will increase the cost of food, fuel, everything, and will make the GST look like peanuts.

Remember.. the Greens didn't think Labor went far enough on the proposed ETS.

He won’t take the tax on mining which Aussies are entitled to for their one time only

resources,



Well Gillard and Co have done such a successful job with the mining tax its started to unravel already with smaller mining companies getting together and advertising again.



Whit I would be more worried about Gillard's disdain of pensioners and working mothers. Do yourself a favor Whit and listen to Andrew Bolt and Steven Price's show on MTR this morning plus the callers opinions.



6 major leaks from Labor in 2 weeks, now someone doesn't want to play ball.

Yes it would make things easy to decide IF they would tell us their policies--I wrote to Abbott and asked him what they would be and all I got back was the usual waffle he goes on with--no answerers at all--and I have not heard back from the ALP as yet

all I got back was the usual waffle he goes on with--no answers at all--and I have not heard back from the ALP as yet



Good point PlanB it appears we have to glean what we can off TV before making a decision.



What happened to the good old days when leaders had campaign launches and announced ALL their policies? It seems the political advisers have done away with this especially as our country is very heavily in debt and cant afford much, after so much money was wasted



I think both sides of politics are taking us for mugs with this boring campaign OR are waiting till the last week to try and trump one another.

Yes Tanwin seems they just want to fight between themselves and try and gain points on each other--quite frankly I am over the lot of them--I am still waiting for answers to letters I sent to pollies months ago--seems like Gillard questioned the rise pensioners got too--so so it is leaked ???

As I inferred earlier, the GST is irrelevant in this campaign.

All other costs have been and continue to escalate .

HE cost of living in Melbourne has skyrocketed for everyday household expenses such as electricity, water and medicine despite a pledge by Labor to tackle rising prices.



Bureau of Statistics figures released show electricity prices in Melbourne have soared by more than 53 per cent since the 2007 election in which former PM Kevin Rudd made living costs for "working families" a top issue.



Water prices have risen by 38 per cent, gas by 28 per cent, rent by 14 per cent and tobacco by 27 per cent.



The increasing demand for hospital and medical services saw an 18 per cent price jump with medicines up 17 per cent.



The report card on Labor's prices campaign in 2007 shows the average basket of food for a Melbourne family was 7.5 per cent more expensive than when John Howard was in power.



Bread, cheese, lamb and fish were top of the list.

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Re the Parties policies. I can understand frustration at not receiving replies to individual emails or letters.

But I think being realistic, they are in the middle of a campaign, and if the the journos can't get information before the pollies are ready, we don't have any hope.

And I don't blame them either, especially in the Libs' case. Often, when the Libs announce something, Labor pounce on it, and claim the glory.

Anyway, I think they still have a launch, but a bit later in the campaign.

The figures above broken down into comparative %, courtesy of a Bolt blogger who got the figures from the ABS.

>>>>>>>>>>>>

After promising to reduce the cost of living, since Labor was elected:

Electricity prices have gone up 34%

Water prices have gone up 29%

Gas prices have gone up 26%

Overall, utility bills have gone up 31%

To compare Labor against the Coalition on an annual basis (and correcting for inflation):

Electricity prices are going up 9.3% a year under Labor. They went up 0.5% a year under the Coalition.

Water prices are going up 7.6% a year under Labor. They went up 1.2% a year under the Coalition.

Gas prices are going up 6.5% a year under Labor. They went up 1.3% a year under the Coalition.

Overall, utility prices are going up 8.2% a year under Labor. They went up 0.8% a year under the Coalition.









(Figures sourced from ABS)

It looks like statistics can be strange.

My quarterly electricity bill over the years using the same month each year are:

May 2005 - $307

May 2006 - $379

May 2007 - $220

May 2008 - $326

May 2009 - $318

May 2010 - $243

I would not see any 34% rise anywhere there.



Water to me is free so no rise there either.

Land rates have risen but that is local government.

And I get about $140 pension per fortnight more than at the time of the last election.

No complaints here

I don't see what your personal electricity has to do with the actual rise in

electricity costs fwed. However, if you still have the accounts, as you say,

why don't you have a read of the Kwh rates for each bill. I can't be bothered

finding my old accounts, BUT the Energy Australia rate April to June 2010

was 17.75 cents/Kwh. The rate from 1st July is 18.93 cents/Kwh. That is

an increase of just under 7% in only 3 months.

I don't see what your personal electricity has to do with the actual rise in

electricity costs fwed. However, if you still have the accounts, as you say,

why don't you have a read of the Kwh rates for each bill. I can't be bothered

finding my old accounts, BUT the Energy Australia rate April to June 2010

was 17.75 cents/Kwh. The rate from 1st July is 18.93 cents/Kwh. That is

an increase of just under 7% in only 3 months.



innes, I did [color=red][b]NOT[/b][/color] say I still have the accounts. Seems you continue to misquote which you are very good at and continually do.

My point is that a personal record of accounts means more to me than something put up on a website by a biased reporter..

If electricity costs have risen so much, then how come my costs are so different.

I believe what I see first hand not what I read on Bolts site.

If we had a 34% rise then how come my 2009 bill is less than my 2006 bill.

I realize that you are not very intelligent but maybe show those figures to your grand children who will no doubt roll their eyes in amazement that you cannot understand something so simple.

How can a person who is apparently so smart, be so stupid fwed?

You state:-



My point is that a personal record of accounts means more to me than

something put up on a website by a biased reporter..

If electricity costs have risen so much, then how come my costs are so

different. I believe what I see first hand not what I read on Bolts site.

If we had a 34% rise then how come my 2009 bill is less than my 2006 bill.



Firstly, I am not a biased reporter. I quoted directly from Energy Australia

&, I might add, the Bolt blogger, quoted the ABS, not some biased opinion.

I stated, which you, as usual, ignored:-



"BUT the Energy Australia rate April to June 2010

was 17.75 cents/Kwh. The rate from 1st July is 18.93 cents/Kwh. That is

an increase of just under 7% in only 3 months."



Secondly, the most likely reason why your present bill is less than your

2006 bill is because you used less electricity this period. Just maybe, there

were twice as many people using the electricity in 2006 as there were in 2010.



You take an enormous time to check the spelling of every word I write

& every statement I make, so why don't you look up the rates that are

listed quite clearly by the ABS. You can do them a vital service by telling

them that their quoted rates are definately wrong, because your bill has gone down.

BTW fwed the following is a copy & past from the ABS for 2009:-



"Over the twelve months to September quarter 2009, the housing group

rose 5.5%, with the main contributors being rents (+6.2%),

ELECTRICITY (+15.6%), water and sewerage (+14.9%) and house

purchase (+1.7%)."



Just think; if the ABS had bothered to contact you, they would not

have published these incorrect figures.

Quoting electricity rates short term is like looking at the financial markets short term. Best to look at things over a longer period.

As far as I can remember goods and services have risen in price over the years. I remember a box of matches was twopence once. I don't know how much they are now but I bet the price has risen significantly.



In WA the cost of electricity rose in July 2009.

Tariffs for residential customers in WA had not increased since 1997/98 (excluding GST) and tariffs for small business customers had not increased since 1991/92 (excluding GST).

But the cost of supply had risen over the years as had the cost of most things.



Also the price of electricity varies between suppliers and between states.

I only quoted my example to show that the cost to me has not risen by the quoted percentage.

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