Opposition Promises to Halve Fuel Excise for a Year If Elected

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he would cut the fuel excise by half as a cost-of-living measure should he win the 2025 election.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks to the media during post budget media interviews at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on March 26, 2025. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has wasted no time in announcing a counter measure to Labor’s surprise tax cuts.

Dutton has promised that if elected, a Coalition government would halve the fuel excise for 12 months, bringing down the rate from 50 to 25 cents per litre.