Labour Party administration promises cheaper drugs if they return to power after Election

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The maximum cost of getting a prescription filled for medication covered under the pharmaceutical benefits scheme in Australia could be lowered to $25. Source: Getty / Morsa Images

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20/03/202501:08
Ahead of next week's federal budget, the Albanese government said that a re-elected Labor government would lower the price of medicines listed in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to no more than $25 per prescription. The current price limit is $31.60.

Meanwhile the Coalition confirmed that it would match the Labor Party's pledge to reduce the cost of medicines listed in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - PBS.

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