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

Across New South Wales what we see is a $2 billion saving in electricity costs for families and small businesses over two years—a nine per cent saving for businesses and a saving of up to 10 per cent in electricity costs for households. These are legitimate, real reductions in electricity bills.

However, the question asked whether or not there were any threats. Of course, the answer is, 'There are.' We know that these electricity savings are threatened, because the Leader of the Opposition wants to bring back a carbon tax with higher electricity prices. So it is time to ask some questions for Bill. It is time to ask him how much he will increase electricity prices by.

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