Cost of living increases: the full breakdown

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Cost of living increases: the full breakdown

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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

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