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Peter Bodkin

Fuel excise relief to end: Treasurer

High government debt and inflation make it tough to continue the fuel tax relief, says Jim Chalmers. (AAP)

Motorists should plan for a temporary cut to the fuel excise to end in September, with a rise in petrol prices to add to growing cost-of-living pressures.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says it will be "incredibly hard" to continue the fuel tax relief indefinitely amid growing government debt and economic challenges like high inflation and falling real wages.

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