Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, given electricity prices are being artificially suppressed by 15.4 per cent, according to your estimates, they're likely to go up by at least that much or more over the 12 months from June 2024 when your subsidy comes to an end. Will the government make taxpayers foot the bill by extending its payments for another year, at a cost of $3.5 billion, or will electricity users foot the bill directly instead?