Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

The Turnbull government is committed to ensuring that Australia's welfare system provides appropriate support to those in need while remaining sustainable for future generations. This is a very simple measure. We repealed the carbon tax and so we repealed the compensation that went with it. It is simply not sustainable to continue to compensate people who have not yet even entered the welfare system for a tax that no longer exists. Had the carbon tax not been repealed in 2014, it would have caused long-term increases in electricity prices. When the carbon tax was repealed on 1 July 2014, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission estimated annual savings of up to $263 in residential electricity costs alone. The Turnbull government is taking decisive action to reduce energy prices for Australian families and businesses. We have taken action— (Time expired)