Margaret May (McPherson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the latest economic data showing that, in the first six months of his government, the price of bread has gone up 3.2 per cent, tea and coffee have gone up 3.6 per cent, lamb has gone up 4.1 per cent, electricity has gone up 4.6 per cent, butter and margarine have gone up 7.6 per cent, gas has gone up 5.3 per cent, pharmaceuticals have gone up 12.1 per cent and petrol has gone up 14.6 per cent. In addition, rents and general living expenses have also gone up. Why won’t the Prime Minister take immediate action to help pensioners pay their increased bills?

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