National Manufacturing Week - Carbon Tax how high will she go?

24-May-2011

The Prime Minister needs to nominate a ceiling price for her carbon tax.

How high will she go?

Starting at $20 or $30 per tonne? Going on to $60 or $100?

What does Ms Gillard think is too much for Australian manufacturers to bear before they are forced to close up shop?

When asked how she proposed that manufacturers would survive the imposition of a carbon tax, Ms Gillard said “they will keep up”.

“At what price will they cease to ‘keep up’ and be left behind? Please Ms Gillard, nominate a price,” asked Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science, Sophie Mirabella.

During this National Manufacturing Week, one million employees are waiting for the Prime Minister’s answer.