Gas users say federal government price controls have failed to meaningfully ease cost pressures for manufacturers, and the result is higher inflation and pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates. When the federal government slapped price caps on the wholesale coal and gas markets in December, business groups celebrated while producers protested against the market intervention. Now there are concerns new industry rules won't sufficiently guarantee gas supply and price certainty.
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