Senate debates
Monday, 7 November 2011
Bills
Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge — General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011; In Committee
11:44 am
Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source
Minister, here we have the largest single electricity generator in Australia responsible for a significant proportion of the electricity generation through the national electricity market and you cannot even tell us—yes or no—whether they are getting any transitional assistance under your transitional assistance package for electricity generators. That sounds, quite frankly, unbelievable, Minister. Presumably, then, you would not be able to tell me whether, for example, Verve Energy in my home state of Western Australia, which stands to pay nearly $200 million worth of carbon tax, will be eligible for any transitional assistance under the carbon tax package.
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