Cost of living increases: the full breakdown
- From:The Daily Telegraph
- June 30, 2012
THE Daily Telegraph has compiled a list of cost of living increases after the implementation of the federal government’s carbon tax.
WATER
Dwelling Average bill new bill increase increase by 2015 per cent
Apartments (shared meter 100kL pa) $820 $826 $6 $46 5.6%
Households (200kL pa) $1105 $1117 $12 $72 6.5%
Small businesses (own 25mm meter) $1628 $1720 $92 $479 29.4%
ELECTRICITY
Average rise _ 18.1%
Carbon tax component _ 7.9-9.4%
Provider average increase per cent
Energy Australia $364 20.6 per cent
Country Energy $427 19.7 per cent
Integral Energy $208 11.8 per cent
GAS
Average increase _ 9-15%
Carbon tax component _ 5-9%
Provider average increase per cent
AGL $43 6%
Country Energy $55 7.1%
Origin Energy $75 9%
ActewAGL (ACT/Shoalhaven) $89 7.4%
FLIGHTS
Carrier reason increase (international) increase (domestic)
Qantas fuel cost surcharge up $20-$60 2.5 per cent all flights (since February)
Qantas carbon tax surcharge $3.50 (see distance table below)
Jetstar carbon tax n/a all lead-in fares $10
Qantas domestic carbon tax increase:
1-700km _ $1.82
701-1200km _ $2.79
1201-1900km _ $4.00
1901km+ _ $6.86