John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Ludwig. I remind the minister that on 1 July 2014 the government's carbon tax, the world's biggest carbon tax, will impact heavily on the transport industry with a further reduction in the diesel fuel rebate of 6.85c a litre, in effect adding $510 million diesel tax per year to the trucking industry. By how much will a carbon tax fuel levy reduce emissions from Australia's 47,000 trucking businesses by the imposition of this extra $510 million tax on them?