Senate Should Support Carbon Tax Repeal

[nero_bolt]

Today the nation’s major business groups called on Labor to get out of the way and scrap the Carbon Tax.
 
In an unprecedented joint statement, the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group and the Minerals Council said:

Joint statement from John Osborn, Chief Operating Officer, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group; Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia; and Brendan Pearson, Chief Executive, Minerals Council of Australia.

Four of Australia’s leading business groups are today calling on the Senate to swiftly repeal the carbon tax.

Australia’s carbon tax is one of the highest in the world. It is making our key industries less competitive every day it stays in place.

Most businesses have been unable to pass their carbon tax-related costs on to customers. For small business especially, this has been a major burden that has reduced profitability, suppressed employment and added to already difficult conditions.

The negative economic impact of the carbon tax on energy prices and jobs is recognised by both major parties. That is why there was bipartisan support for the ‘termination’ of the carbon tax at the last election.

Many cross-bench Senators were also elected on a platform of repealing the carbon tax. But timing makes all the difference.

Acting now to repeal the carbon tax would boost business confidence and should be part of a broader national push to reduce high energy costs.

Delaying repeal until the new Senate sits would not achieve anything for the environment. It would simply expose business to increasing and damaging uncertainty over the electricity prices they will be obliged to pay from 1 July 2014.

We urge the Senate to repeal the carbon tax as soon as possible. 

This joint statement follows the comments of Virgin CEO, John Borghetti who said “The best assistance the Government and the Opposition can provide is the removal of the Carbon Tax which has cost this industry hundreds of millions of dollars”.
 
Bill Shorten should listen to the businesses that create jobs and vote with the Coalition to scrap this job destroying tax.
 
The Carbon Tax is a $9 billion hit on the economy and on families.  It is also, as the business leaders pointed out, a hit on jobs.
 
It’s time for it to go!
 
Regards

Joe Hockey
Treasurer

[the_great_she_elephant]

Senate Should Support Carbon Tax Repeal

Not much point in lecturing us, Nero, as far as I know none of us is actually in the Senate. Why don't you send a list of instructions  to each senator.

[silverfaun]

Hypocrites, and all yesterday's people, clinging onto a toxic tax that saw them reduced to a pitiful rabble but still can't move on.

Bill (Showbag) Shorten is pathetic, a puppet of the unions, he will never become PM.

[poddster]

I have a strong suspicion the even Little Willy knows that that is one position he will never attain.

[lakeland27]

nobody thought abbott stood a chance either. but history proved them wrong also.

[poddster]

The comparison between Shorten and Abbott is comical. I needed a chuckle.

[lakeland27]

its a valid and accurate comparison despite the feigned amusement.

[poddster]

History will be the judge of that LL 🙂

[lakeland27]

history tells us that governments come and go. granted it might not be shorten, but it will be one of them

[poddster]

You are right they do come and go but it is what they do while they are there that determines the regularity. it's ok LL I don't think Shorten reads this forum so you are safe in having no confidence in him 🙂