Grey Power is very
disappointed that the Prime Minister has rubbished a
proposal to exempt GST from food. Superannuitants are very
adept at making every cent of their National Superannuation
count but the ever-escalating costs for essential items such
bread, milk, meat, electricity etc (with tax cuts now not
expected until 2009) are making further “belt
tightening” impossible. It would appear to us that
this government puts a huge surplus in the economy before
the electorate.
We would remind the PM that many of our
members now go to bed early during the colder months or at
least wrap themselves in blankets to keep warm because of
the high and ever-rising cost of electricity. It would
therefore be helpful if the Prime Minister could advise our
membership of an alternative for food.
Grey Power is a
nationwide organization with 79 associations and 90,000
members.
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