In short, yes. On 15 March 2020, WA premier Mark McGowan announced that all household fees and charges including electricity, water and vehicle registration were to be frozen as part of the Covid 19 economic relief package. The key word is ‘charges’.
- Electricity prices
- Water prices
- Public transport fares
- Motor vehicle charges
- Emergency Services levy
By ‘frozen’ it means that the bills will not increase during the pandemic crisis, it doesn’t mean they are temporarily cancelled, and you don’t have to pay.
In the State Budget, household fees and charges were set to go up by, on average, $127 per household from 1 July this year. This decision means that West Australians won’t have to pay more for power, water, public transport, vehicle charges and the emergency services levy in 2020-21 than they do now.
Keeping you updated
We have received many questions from our clients in relation to these. To help, each week, we will be choosing some of the most frequently asked questions and providing the answer (to the best of our knowledge at the time of publishing) both on our website and via our social channels. The situation is changing daily, sometimes hourly, but we endeavour keep you up to date to help support you through this difficult time.
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