Senate debates

Monday, 19 September 2011

Questions without Notice

Carbon Pricing

2:49 pm

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Given that the government has admitted that its carbon tax will drive up electricity prices by 10 per cent in the first year alone, what impact will forcing generators, who have already been heavily impacted by the carbon price to pay for future permits, have on energy affordability?

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