Liberals candidate Melissa Price says she welcomes her party’s policy to scrap the carbon tax.
“If Labor is re-elected, the carbon tax will continue to be a tax on electricity bills which will hurt Australian families, hurt Australian businesses and cost jobs,” Ms Price said.
You can read her statment here:
MEDIA STATEMENT
5.8.2013
Liberals move quickly to scrap carbon tax slug on homes and businesses
Quick action by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on moves to scrap Labor’s disastrous carbon tax sends a clear message that the Liberals are ready to lead, have a real plan to better Australia and can be trusted to deliver on what they promise.
Liberal for Durack, Ms Melissa Price, welcomed today’s move by Tony Abbott to write to the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to advise him that if the Coalition is elected our first legislative priority will be to scrap the carbon tax.
Mr Abbott has also written to the Chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to formally advise the board that the Coalition does not support the corporation nor its expenditure of $10 billion of borrowed money on projects that the private sector deems too risky to invest in. He has asked that the CEFC immediately ceases to make any further payments.
“If Labor is re-elected, the carbon tax will continue to be a tax on electricity bills which will hurt Australian families, hurt Australian businesses and cost jobs,” Ms Price said.
“On the Government’s own figures, the carbon tax will increase six-fold between mid-2014 and mid-2019.
“On the Government’s own figures, the carbon tax will reach $38 a tonne by 2019 and increase to $350 a tonne over time.
“That means if Labor is re-elected, average families will pay $3,000 in carbon tax over the next six years.
“Under the Coalition’s plans, average families will be better off by more than $550 a year in 2014-15, rising to around $900 a year in 2019-20.
“Only the Coalition has a real plan to deliver a stronger economy, stronger borders and a stronger Australia. In contrast, Labor offers more chaos, more talk and more failure.
“Only the Coalition will reduce your cost of living by scrapping the carbon tax lock, stock and barrel.”
Ms Price said that if the Liberals are elected, legislation to repeal the carbon tax would be introduced on the first sitting day of the new parliament.