Senate debates Questions without Notice

Carbon Pricing


Penny Wong

Penny Wong SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation

2:50 pm

I will see whether there is anything further I can get in relation to nurseries per se, but in terms of increases in prices I think the government has been very upfront about the fact that the introduction of a carbon price will have an effect on prices—but it is a small effect; it is an average impact on the CPI of 0.7 per cent, and we are reflecting that fact in the tax cuts and additional assistance we are providing to families.

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