NT COGSO President Ruth Mirams says schools are seeing massive increases in their power bills after a 3 per cent increase started on July 1st, with schools no longer receiving the CSO electricity subsidy, which will mean cuts to education programs
Hook: Massive electricity price hikes are hitting Northern Territory schools - find out just how much and the impact it's having.
Overview: In this episode we discuss the removal of electricity subsidies for NT schools leading to huge price increases, with some schools seeing bills triple or more. We speak to the NT Council of Government Schools Organization president Ruth Myram about the changes, impacts on school budgets, and calls for the NT government to reinstate subsidies.
00:20 - Introduction and background on electricity pricing changes in the NT
01:30 - Examples of price increases at…
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