Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

It is so important to scrap the carbon tax because it will bring down the cost of doing business in Australia. It is so important to scrap the carbon tax because it will help us improve our international competitiveness again. It is so important to scrap the carbon tax because it will help us strengthen our economy and create more jobs. If the Labor Party genuinely cared about jobs and stronger economic growth, they would support the speedy passage of the carbon tax abolition today to give certainty and confidence to businesses across Australia so that they can employ more people again.

Before the last election Labor promised to scrap the carbon tax. Senator Wong promised to scrap the carbon tax. Senator Conroy promised to scrap the carbon tax. Senator Carr promised to scrap the carbon tax. They are all, yet again breaking their promises. (Time expired)