This is an internal matter for Hydro Tasmania which is offering staff appropriate support at this time.
There are a range of factors which have contributed to this.
We make no apologies for supporting the removal of the carbon tax, which was paid for by Tasmanian households and small and medium businesses which used carbon-free energy.
By supporting the carbon tax Bryan Green is supporting unfair, higher power prices for Tasmanians.
In the two years since the carbon tax was introduced, Tasmanian households and small and medium sized businesses have paid out around $100 million in higher electricity prices – all on carbon-free energy.
We do not support that when the cost of living is already high thanks to Labor and the Greens.
Hydro Tasmania has been around for 100 years. It was profitable before the carbon tax was introduced in 2012, it will be profitable after the tax is repealed.
**In the interests of full disclosure – my wife has been offered and accepted a voluntary redundancy from Hydro Tasmania.
Matthew Groom, Minister for Energy
