Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster on the Government's fuel crisis relief plan

The Government's announced a $50 a week tax credit for families hit hardest by petrol price shocks. The support package comes through the in-work tax credit, under the Working for Families scheme. It'll apply for a year - or until 91 stays below $3 a litre for four weeks in a row. Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan says removing the fuel excise could have been potentially inflationary.  "While everyone is feeling the pain at the moment, some people are feeling it a hell of a lot more than others and so I think trying to limit it to lower and middle income people is much more appropriate."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.