Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

What we know is that the Liberal Party are running around with different scare campaigns—one day I think Mr Hunt was saying it is $1,000, then $500, now it is $300. Quite frankly, no determination has been made about the price to be put on carbon—nor, therefore, the ramifications that flow from that. What we have made clear is that any revenue raised by this government in applying the carbon tax will be used to try and offset the impact on households and businesses, to mitigate the impact on them. That is the approach we took when we tried to introduce the CPRS. It is a consistent approach in trying to ensure equity for Australian families while we try and drive a fundamental change in the Australian economy. It is a fundamental change. It is a major reform. It is serious. It is difficult. But it is worth doing.