Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today ensured Queenslanders would continue to pay through the nose for petrol by refusing to force fuel companies to publish their prices in real time.
LNP Shadow Transport and Main Roads Minister Steve Minnikin said when asked in State Parliament today whether she would adopt the LNP’s real-time petrol price monitoring system the Premier gave an arrogant one-word answer – "no".
"NSW motorists are saving an average $6 per tank of fuel and hundreds of dollars a year thanks to real-time price monitoring but it seems Annastacia Palaszczuk isn’t interested in taking action to cut Queensland fuel prices," Mr Minnikin said. **
"LNP Leader Deb Frecklington has already promised that the LNP would force fuel companies to publish their prices in real-time under our Fight for Fairer Fuel plan.
"This data will be available to third parties who want to build apps that alert Queenslanders to the cheapest prices so that motorists can vote with their feet and put real pressure on operators that are ripping us off.
"Unlike Labor, we understand household budgets are stretched and that every little bit helps.
"We’ve offered the Palaszczuk Government a solution that will save Queenslanders money but unfortunately they’re not interested."
