Senate debates
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Customs) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Excise) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — General) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 [No. 2]
In Committee
8:28 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source
In that scenario the government already have a mechanism in place to ensure that our commitments to households are retained. There is a white paper commitment, which continues to be the government’s commitment, that we would review the adequacy of assistance to households every year—‘in the budget context’ is, I think, the wording used. That commitment is maintained. I have previously outlined the 120 per cent or more of overall cost-of-living increase for low-income earners, and we will provide additional support to middle-income earners. As you would know, Senator Milne, because you do take an interest in this scheme, the revenue obviously reflects the carbon price. So in the scenario that you talk about the government will be able to scale the assistance to the carbon price. That is what we would propose to do.
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