‘Smash-Hit’ Battery Scheme Topped Up, Subsidies Trimmed

The Labor government will spend an additional $5 billion to support the scheme over the next 4 years.
‘Smash-Hit’ Battery Scheme Topped Up, Subsidies Trimmed
Two workers remove an old solar panel from a roof in Albany, Western Australia, on Feb. 17, 2025. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
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More batteries in more homes is the promise of a federal government decision to triple the budget of a popular rebate scheme and wind back discounts for bigger systems.

The subsidy, which has been in place for five months, will get a generous top-up to $7.2 billion across four years after initially being earmarked to cost $2.3 billion.