Thanks to OZschwitz statists who granted monopolistic licenses to energy providers, families going without food and medicine to pay the bills

Some of Australia's poorest families are skipping meals and selling possessions to pay their power bills, a new report has found.

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Research by Lynne Chester from the University of Sydney found 75 per cent of low income families were reducing their expenditure on food because of soaring energy costs.

National electricity prices are projected to rise by 14 per cent this financial year.

Electricity prices in NSW have doubled since 2007-08, while gas prices have risen by about 47 per cent over the same time, said the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.
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''Some families are under so much pressure, parents are going without meals … they might skip breakfast and lunch and just eat dinners so they can feed their children,'' Dr Chester said.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/families-going-without-food-and-medicine-to-pay-the-bills-20130325-2gq2e.html#ixzz2Ob6gLDDu

Thanks to OZschwitz statists who granted monopolistic licenses to energy providers, families going without food and medicine to pay the bills

Thanks to OZschwitz statists who granted monopolistic licenses to energy providers, families going without food and medicine to pay the bills

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