Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

First, I do not believe any particular industry was indentified—which, in any event, would make the question difficult to respond to. In the context of the CPRS, the government obviously did look at the value of assets in the electricity sector. The senator would be very aware of the policy the government put previously before this parliament, which looked at the energy sector and the argument about the loss of asset value, which was part of the energy security assistance scheme that was included in the CPRS.

In relation to the package to be announced on Sunday, as I have previously said, details on these matters will be announced on Sunday, and I am sure the senator will have the opportunity to consider those aspects which are relevant to his question.