Opposition renews call for petrol price monitoring.
The Federal Opposition is demanding the Treasurer restore the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) power to monitor petrol prices to ensure families do not pay more than is absolutely necessary.
The call follows claims by Nationals MP De-Anne Kelly that oil companies are price gouging in central Queensland, where petrol is 15 cents a litre more expensive than Brisbane.
Opposition assistant treasury spokesman Chris Bowen says the only way to know whether oil companies are setting reasonable prices is to allow ACCC boss Graham Samuels to monitor the process.
"Consumers and families need to be assured of two things," he said.
"Firstly, that they are not paying one cent more for petrol than they need to.
"Secondly, that the ACCC, the people who are paid to look out for them, are given the powers to look out for them."
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
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