NSW: Householders to be slugged again as gas bills rise

AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2010
NSW: Householders to be slugged again as gas bills rise

A public hearing on the planned increase to the cost of gas in New South Wales will
be held at the end of this month.

Pricing proposals published by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal show
NSW residential customers are facing an increase of up to 17 per cent over three years.

AGL gas customers will see their bills increase by 76 dollars .. or 12.4 per cent ..

over the next three years.

Country Energy bills will rise 100 .. while 66 dollars will be added to the average
bill for Origin Energy gas customers.

IPART says rising network costs are behind the increase.

A public hearing is scheduled for April 30 and public comment on the draft plans are
due by May 14 .. before the proposals are finalised in June.

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