Senate debates
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Bills
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013 [No. 2], Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2]; In Committee
6:26 pm
Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
The minister can play as many political games as he likes, but this is a really serious matter. When we designed the clean energy package, part of it was that the big miners in particular did not get the full fuel tax rebate. In fact, they got less 6c or thereabouts a litre—less 6c a litre. Abolishing the carbon price means those companies that now get a fuel credit are going to get that fuel credit plus 6c a litre. It is going to be a mega increase in fossil fuel subsidy to the big miners. This is at a time when the G20 is supposed to be talking about—and Australia signed on—getting rid of fossil fuel subsidies, not increasing them. Minister, I would like to know: does this legislation mean that the 6c a litre is now going to go back to the big miners?
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