Labor’s Carbon Tax - A Bad Tax Based On A Lie
13th September, 2011
Today in the Australian Parliament, Prime Minister, Julia Gillard introduced legislation for Labor’s carbon tax, officially breaking her promise that there would be no carbon tax under a Government she leads.“Labor is asking the Parliament to support a carbon tax for which it has no mandate. It is a travesty of democracy for the Prime Minister to try to ram this bad tax through the Parliament,” Federal Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss said today.
“The Labor-Greens-Independents carbon tax will drive up prices, threaten jobs but do nothing for the environment. It is a great big new tax on everything, and every year it will go up and up and up,” Mr Truss said.
On the Government's own figures, 3 million Australian households will be worse off under Labor’s carbon tax.
“Dual income families will be worse off if they earn an income comparable to a school teacher and a shop assistant; or that of a policeman and a part-time nurse,” Mr Truss said.
“Australia’s forgotten families are already struggling with soaring cost of living pressures and Labor’s carbon tax will make a bad situation worse. The Prime Minister refuses to acknowledge this.
“Julia Gillard should apologise to the people of Wide Bay for lying to them before the election and she should seek a mandate before she introduces this carbon tax.
“There is a better way to reduce carbon emissions. The Coalition’s Direct Action plan is a strong and effective policy that will reduce carbon emissions by as much as the carbon tax but without a new tax. Our Direct Action plan is costed, capped and fully funded from savings to the budget. Direct Action means no extra costs to households, no new taxes, and no increase in electricity prices as a result of the policy,” Mr Truss said.
“The Liberal and Nationals commitment to the Australian people is that we will do everything in our power to fight this toxic tax.
“The Coalition will oppose Labor’s carbon tax in Opposition and rescind it in Government. There must be no carbon tax without an election.”
Mr Truss has released a special edition of his newsletter which explains the impact of the carbon tax, which is being delivered to all households and businesses in Wide Bay.
