Additional cost-of-living relief has been announced by Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers MP, following the release of the 2024-25 Federal Budget in Canberra.

The Central Coast is set to benefit through targeted cost-of-living relief that will help ease price pressures on singles, students, families, pensioners, and self-funded retirees.

Cost-of-living measures announced in the Federal Budget include $300 energy rebates for every household, $325 energy rebates for small businesses, and 29 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

This is on top of already announced measures including changes to student debt, paid placements for teachers, nurses, midwives, and social workers, and superannuation paid in parental leave.

Quotes attributable to Federal Member for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid MP:

“Our Budget is continuing our record of responsible fiscal management and helping ease the cost of living for all Australians without adding to inflation, including here on the Central Coast.

“Through our targeted cost of living measures, people living on the Central Coast will benefit from $300 energy rebates and $325 energy rebates for small businesses.

“This is on top of our already announced tax cuts for every taxpayer that will come into effect from July 1 this year.

“All 13.6 million taxpayers will receive a tax cut with 135,000 taxpayers on the Central Coast benefiting.

“The Federal Budget also mapped out our government’s vision to support Australian jobs and manufacturing through our Future Made in Australia policy.

“We will continue to do what we responsibly can to help people living on the Central Coast manage cost of living pressures.

“There is more work to do to ensure we tackle inflation, and address price pressures”, Dr Reid said.

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