Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment) Share this | Hansard source

in the cost of public transport for Brisbane residents, to take effect as of 3 November this year. What is the reason for this? The Premier said:

We have found $30 million worth of savings in the transport budget with the abolition of the carbon tax.

But it gets a little bit better than that. Because they have factored in other costs associated with the carbon tax, they will freeze instead of have a 2½ per cent decrease in terms of the costs related to the carbon tax for bus, train and ferry from 1 January 2015. So all up, as of next year, it will be a 7½ per cent saving. But it is not just public transport. What have we seen in terms of electricity costs in Queensland since the carbon tax was repealed by us but was wanted to be retained by those opposite?

Ms Butler interjecting—

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