Well, Well,
Industry seems to be confirming most people's impression of it and profiteering from the Australian Government's efforts to cut down on our carbon footprint. Manufacturers prices of insulation batts have soared, shipping companies have doubled their rates, distributors are cashing in.
The resulting scramble for materials by installers, qualified and unqualified is proving to be very frustrating for many people, including trades that require insulation of a different grade, now finding themselves abandoned in favour of the subsidised retro fitting jackpot.
The short term result will of course be that householders will have to meet the difference between the $1600 and the inflated prices. Let's hope that the long term result will make the savings hoped for and that the next initiative will learn from the mistakes of this one.
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