<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/anthony-albanese" rel="" target="" title="Prime Minister Anthony Albanese"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese</span></a><span> has warned the worst of the energy crisis may be ahead but won't guarantee an extension to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/fuel" rel="" target="" title="fuel"><span>fuel</span></a><span> price relief.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking with 9News on the first anniversary of his re-election, Albanese said an extension to the reduced fuel excise, which is due to expire in July, won't be detailed in next week's federal budget.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That'll be decided further down the track, there are too many changes," he said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nepean-by-election-victoria-liberal-party-one-nation-anthony-marsh/5f61a999-c879-46a2-bc0d-dd579453d94e" rel="" target="" title="Victorian Liberal Party holds onto Nepean after gliding to by-election victory"><strong><span>Victorian Liberal Party holds onto Nepean after gliding to by-election victory</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The reduced fuel excise has been saving motorists between 20 and 30 cents a litre since the fuel crisis started in February.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite grappling with a strained fuel supply for nearly 10 weeks, Albanese couldn't indicate whether the worst of the fuel crisis was in the past.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In terms of petrol, are we through the worst of it now, or is there still worse to come?" 9News chief political editor Charles Croucher asked.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/federal-politics--albanese-warns-fuel-crisis-could-worsen-as-end-to-reduced-excise-looms/d9962dd4-4ad5-4ab5-855d-31255cd7fc5c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There's real uncertainty there," Albanese responded.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Croucher said: "It will worry people that the answer isn't definitively that the worst is behind us."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese responded: "It's because it's an unpredictable world, and I think people understand there's no certainty here."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With uncertainty surrounding the war, the prime minister seems sharply focused on sourcing cost-of-living relief elsewhere.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tax cuts are already legislated for every taxpayer and will begin in July, right as the fuel excise is due to end.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Next week's budget will focus on changes to the capital gains tax discount and potentially negative gearing and trust tax arrangements.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The government says that will make things fairer for future generations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"One thing young people say to me, but also their parents and grandparents, particularly grandparents, is that they worry about their grandkids," Albanese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino also addressed the issue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think the Australian people would hope that we would look at tax in the context of these broader themes of intergenerational fairness and productivity," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/jefferson-lewis-charged-murder-kumanjayi-little-baby/52a6fdc9-9bb9-40fc-83ff-58ddb3fd1638" target="" title="Jefferson Lewis charged with murder after death of five year-old girl"><strong><span>Jefferson Lewis charged with murder after death of five year-old girl</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But One Nation and the Liberal Party say the tax changes represent broken promises, arguing they weren't flagged in Labor's election campaign a year ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you want to create more of something - in this case housing - the answer isn't taxing it," Liberal Senator Claire Chandler said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One Nation member Barnaby Joyce said the government should be "encouraging people to be prudent because the more they put away the less we have to look after them in old age".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Because if I've got a choice between giving it to Jimmy or spending it myself - I suppose I'll just spend it," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google 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