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LNP Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 10, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has told Prime Minister Scott Morrison that if the Coalition wants to win Queensland at the upcoming Federal Election, he should slash Queenslanders’ power bills.<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington has written to the Prime Minister requesting he provide the compensation needed for Queensland to write-down the value of its electricity grid by $7 billion.<\/p>\n

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reported earlier this year that over-investment in Queensland\u2019s poles and wires had needlessly inflated household bills by $240 in south-east Queensland and $300 in regional areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Prime Minister wants to win Queensland at the next election he should support this bill-busting policy,\u201d Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnnastacia Palaszczuk hasn\u2019t lifted a finger to help struggling households, but that doesn\u2019t let Canberra off the hook.<\/p>\n

\u201cScott Morrison isn\u2019t to blame for Queensland\u2019s crippling energy bills, but he can help cut them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cQueensland consumers are being blatantly ripped off and I\u2019ll do all I can to help them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ACCC report followed a previous study by the Grattan Institute that recommended the State Government write down $7 billion from the distribution and transmission businesses of the publicly owned Powerlink and Energy Queensland corporations.<\/p>\n

Shadow Energy Minister Michael Hart said the Queensland LNP\u2019s economic plan, released in June, had already committed the party to major reforms of the State\u2019s energy sector to cut bills for households and business.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These included splitting Queensland\u2019s electricity generation business from two into three, creating more competition and driving down prices.<\/p>\n

The LNP has also called for private energy retailers to be allowed to compete in regional Queensland in a bid to drive down prices further for consumers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Scott Morrison and Annastacia Palaszczuk adopted our plans, Queensland households would see their bills fall by as much as $650 a year,\u201d Mr Hart said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHouseholds are struggling and Queensland now has the highest unemployment in Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis State desperately needs bold ideas for boost the economy and the Queensland LNP has them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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