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

Fuel prices

Petrol prices are challenging household budgets Source: AAP / Nick Ansell/PA

Global oil prices are skyrocketing amid the fighting in Ukraine, leading to record fuel prices in Australia.


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


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