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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Motorists able to lock in low petrol prices for 24 hours under Victoria’s new ‘fair fuel’ plan

A man and his car at a petrol bowser
Under the ‘fair fuel-price plan’ announced by the Victorian premier Jacinta Allan, fuel retailers across the state will be required to report price fluctuations. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/AAP

Petrol stations in Victoria will be forced to publicly report their fuel prices a day before they come into effect, with motorists then able to lock them in for 24 hours, under a “cost-of-living shake-up” announced by the state government.

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, on Monday announced her “fair fuel-price plan” in Werribee, in Melbourne’s outer west, ahead of a crucial byelection in the area next month.

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