House debates

Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Bills

Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Bill 2011; Consideration in Detail

2:52 pm

Photo of Nola MarinoNola Marino (Forrest, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to Graham Manning, a dairy farmer in Harvey, Western Australia. One of the biggest costs in his small business is electricity, because he refrigerates thousands of litres of milk every day. Does the Treasurer expect him to absorb the cost of the carbon tax, or will this cost simply be passed on to the consumer through higher prices for milk?

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