To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives assembled in Parliament.

The petition of certain citizens of Australia draws to the attention of the House that although the government promised that petrol prices would not rise because of their new tax—the GST, petrol prices have increased significantly.

Your petitioners therefore ask the House to ensure that Mr Howard honours his promise and that the reduction in the excise on petrol would be equivalent to the increase in the GST on petrol and therefore not result in an increase in petrol prices.