Rising fuel costs prompt calls for government to reduce excise - but would that help?

A man pumps petrol at a service station in Melbourne, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Rising fuel costs prompt calls for government to reduce excise - but would that help? Source: AAP

Global oil prices are skyrocketing amid the fighting in Ukraine, leading to record fuel prices in Australia. There are calls for the government to cut the fuel tax, just two weeks out from the federal budget. That story by Arianna Lucente and Pablo Vinales for SBS News, produced by Praba Maheswaran for SBS Tamil.



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