Carbon tax
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7th September, 2013 After promising repeatedly not to introduce a carbon tax or a carbon trading regime, Labor introduces the world’s toughest carbon tax. The carbon tax massively increases the cost of living and doing business in Australia, forcing the closure of hundreds of manufacturing businesses and costing thousands of jobs. |
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14th May, 2013 2013 BUDGET • $3.4 billion cut from carbon programs and renewable energy projects • Carbon tax revenue down by $5 billion |
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18th October, 2012 The Gillard Labor Government spent $100,000 building three new kitchens for the carbon tax advertising campaign (including new electrical appliances) which were later taken to the dump (Senate Estimates) |
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1st October, 2012 Labor's carbon tax is responsible for more than 50% of power price rises in its first 3 months. It is blamed for 65% of Victorian price hikes, 70% of WA, 80% of Western Sydney and almost 100% of Queensland's. How much will those increases be when the price reaches Labor's planned carbon tax of $350 tonne by 2050? |
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12th September, 2012 Local Government Association says carbon tax will cost Councils $200 million a year. Councils that buy overseas carbon permits to cover their tax liabilities will break NSW laws banning Councils from trading in derivatives |
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28th August, 2012 Labor dumps its $15 floor price on its emissions trading scheme set to begin in 2015 but maintains existing $23 per tonne carbon tax, rising to $29 in 2015-16 |
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1st June, 2012 The Queensland Competition Authority says the cost of generating electricity in Queensland will increase by 43% because of the carbon tax. The QCA rejected proposals to increased charges by up to 300% for large users and set a cap on increases of 20% for 2012-13. Without the cap, charges for irrigators would rise by up to 75%. Queensland Treasurer, Tim Nicholls said the cost of electricity for the Queensland Government will increase by $148 million and to state owned corporations by $750 million |
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22nd May, 2012 104 councils around Australia have been advised that their emissions will make them liable for Labor's carbon tax (Senate Estimates) |
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13th April, 2012 NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal says the carbon tax will add 9% (almost $170) to NSW electricity prices (Daily Telegraph) |
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13th April, 2012 Tasmanian Economic Regulator says the carbon tax will add 6.5% to power prices (Mercury) Hobart City Council will budget an extra $770,000 for the impact of the carbon tax on its budget (Mercury) |
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11th April, 2012 The Salvation Army says the carbon tax will add up to $1.25 million to its annual land fill charges for discarding unusable donated furniture and clothing. The total cost to charities of extra land fill charges will be $3.5 million (Telegraph) |
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4th April, 2012 Spirit of Tasmania announces a $36 carbon tax surcharge for return Melbourne to Devonport journey for a family of four |
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31st March, 2012 Queensland Competition Authority approves price rises of $52 per household but theprice would have gone down by $70 if there had been no carbon tax |
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29th February, 2012 Dept of Climate Change figures show electricity generators face a carbon tax bill of $3.9 billion in the first year of the carbon tax. Macquarie Generation will pay $466 million and Delta $455 million (The Australian) |
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18th February, 2012 Anglo American, Australia's second biggest coal exporter, says the carbon tax reduces the net present value of its assets by 30 percent (Financial Review) |
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13th February, 2012 Gillard Government spends thousands of dollars promoting the carbon tax to children including - $150,000 to Dirtgirlworld Productions for TV programs for toddlers - $200,000 to green Cross Australia to run a carbon tax "show and tell" program in primary schools (laborwaste.com.au) |
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13th January, 2012 150 jobs to go at Tomogo Aluminium plant and 150 at hydro plant, both in Hunter Valley. BHP and Rio indicate they may sell their Australian aluminium assets. 1200 jobs lost at Bluescope Steel. NSW Treasury says 18500 jobs will go in Hunter Valley by 2020 - all as a result of the carbon tax |
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5th January, 2012 Abattoirs likely to close for several weeks a year to make sure they do not exceed the 25,000 tonnes carbon tax trigger (Queensland Country Life) |
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23rd November, 2011 Swiss Bank UBS says EU Emissions Trading Scheme has cost $287 billion but has had 'almost zero impact' on emissions. EU carbon pricing market is on the verge of collapse as the carbon price falls (expected to average EU5 in 2012-13) flooded by permits from Russia, Ukraine, EU banks and Governments (The Australian) |
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27th October, 2011 Australia's 14 largest abbatoirs will require $60 million investment to meet carbon tax requirements, inevitably leading to lower cattle prices (Queensland Country Life) |
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12th October, 2011 Queensland Rail reports that the carbon tax will add $5 million to its costs, leading to higher rail fares (Courier Mail) |
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30th September, 2011 Australia's biggest abbatoir at Dinmore will be slugged $3.3 million a year when the carbon tax is introduced. The cost will add more than $5 per head to its operating costs (The Australian) |
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29th September, 2011 Policing problems for Labor's new carbon tax will require individuals to give self incriminatibg evidence. Inspectors will be able to obtain search warrants. Penalties for offences include jail terms of up to 10 years and fines for corporations up to $1.1 million (The Australian) Carbon tax legislation will lock in 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 ATO data shows that 60,000 businesses will be liable for the carbon tax fuel facilities rising to 100,000 when the new tax is extended to road transport on 1-7-2014, giving the lie to claims that only 500 corporations will actually pay the carbon tax Local Government says "the carbon tax will add $200 million to cost of garbage disposal" per annum NSW Treasury says public transport fares will rise by $150 a year with the carbon tax Electricity bills will increase by $57 a student at schools and $100 million a year for hospitals Government forecasts Australians will lose at least $1.4 trillion in national income (Australia's low pollution future, Department of Treasury, July 11 IPA advertisement) |
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31st August, 2009 ABARE estimated that a CPRS (even one which excludes agriculture) would cut incomes for beef producers by 13.6%, dairying 9.7%, sheep 11.4% and grain growers by 8.5% Dairy industry calculates a carbon tax of $26 tonne would add $7500 a year to the cost of an average dairy farm RIRDC says fertilizer and chemical costs would rise 3% and freight 2% |
