Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry) Share this | Hansard source

The figures released today by the Competition Authority show that removing the carbon tax would cut the increase in Tariff 11 prices, from 13.6 per cent to 5.4 per cent. That is more than half—halving the increase is something that is important to every Queenslander. Of course, it does not just relate to Queenslanders; it relates to every household and every business in Australia. Every household and every business in Australia is being choked by this carbon tax. We want to start 2014 with some momentum in business. We want to start the year with some confidence. We need to get rid of this carbon tax. We need to make sure that households can see an end to the tyranny that the Labor Party imposed upon them through higher taxes, higher carbon taxes and higher electricity prices. The people who sit opposite are committing Queenslanders and all Australians to higher electricity prices.

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