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Spiralling costs spark 'urgent' overhaul of $2.3b battery subsidy scheme (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

At least the Spam phone calls will stop…

The overhaul needs to include an audit of the companies making claims.

If they engaged in unsolicited phone calls to people on the Do Not Call list, they should have the subsidies repatriated back into the program.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I think the DNC-ignoring callers are likely scammers imitating the real installers trying to get card numbers. If you paid one, you'd lose your money and not get the system.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Scammers? Yes. Not part of the program? No.

    Just like the Solar Panel Scheme, LED Scheme and Insulation Scheme before them, I am confident that there are opportunistic companies rorting the system with barely adequate product and unqualified labour.

    Just like the serving politicians running the NDIS scam.

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