House debates Questions without Notice

Carbon Pricing

Thursday, 13 October 2011 House of Representatives

Alby Schultz

Alby Schultz Hume, Liberal Party

2:18 pm

Mr Speaker, thank you for your support of the Kids with Cancer Foundation. My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the situation facing Sarah Jane Furniture, a manufacturer in Cowra that employs over 130 Australians and estimates there will be an increase in its weekly power bill from $13,000 to $21,000 because of the carbon tax. Why is there no compensation for this business when it has achieved a 36 per cent reduction in its carbon footprint over the last three years at its own expense?

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