The Australian Industry Group has confirmed that the Carbon Tax is an uncompetitive burden on Australian businesses and dampening jobs growth.
AIG has declared that the Carbon Tax is doing direct and immediate damage to Australia and is unsustainable.
The Prime Minister’s current attempt that she’s ‘putting Aussie jobs first’ is completely the opposite of what is happening with the Carbon Tax.
The Carbon Tax, which she said she would never introduce, is hurting Australian workers and puts overseas jobs ahead of Australian ones.
The Carbon Tax is a penalty on Australian businesses. No other country has a Carbon Tax which is as costly and as broad as Australia’s and our competitors, such as China and the US, do not have a Carbon Tax at all.
It also comes at the worst possible time as Australian manufacturers are dealing with the high Australian dollar.
AIG confirms that removing the Carbon Tax would lead to an immediate drop in electricity prices of 10 per cent on average.
If the Prime Minister really wants to put Australians jobs first, she should scrap the Carbon Tax.
The next election will be a referendum on the Carbon Tax. If elected, the Coalition, will repeal the tax and we challenge Labor to respect the mandate given to a new Government and support the scrapping of this jobs damaging tax.
The Coalition supports a domestic abatement scheme, which will deliver local environmental benefits in reducing emissions, while achieving the lowest possible price driven by the market. It will provide incentives to businesses which reduce emissions and is a positive approach to addressing climate change.
The Hon Greg Hunt MP Member for Flinders Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage
