Carr Spills Carbon Tax Compensation Beans

30-May-2011

Today at Senate Estimates, Industry Minister Kim Carr said, “we will see something in the range of 46% of compensation for industry under a carbon tax”.

Later he denied the statement. When his own words were quoted back to him, he desperately tried to change the question and said “I don’t want to add anything to what I have already said” and claimed he did not nominate a figure.

If the Government has already decided the break up of the tax revenue from the carbon tax (46% to industry and 54% to households), then why are they hiding it from industry?

What else has been decided without consultation?

How will the 46% compensation be split up? How much will manufacturers get? How much will the electricity generators get? What will be the division?

“Senator Carr has spilled the beans on the carbon tax compensation. He has let slip that industry will only receive 46% of the revenue from the tax as compensation.

“Carr has also spilled the beans that the Government’s multi-party committee is a sham process. The decisions have been made and Julia Gillard has been caught out lying again to the Australian people pretending to consult with industry.

“Graham Kraehe from BlueScope Steel was spot on when he said that the Government’s plans on the carbon tax are ‘ill considered policies (with) a lack of genuine consultation’,” concluded Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science, Sophie Mirabella.