Fans of a carbon tax, aka “a tax on everything” suffered of a setback this week when Australia’s Labor government revoked a carbon tax introduced just two years by … itself.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, though advertised as a staunch defender of the environment, cancelled the tax despite the rich flood of revenue it had produced. Why? Because — as the NDP might put it — of concern for “everyday hard-working Australians.”
“The government has decided to terminate the carbon tax to help cost of living pressures for families and to reduce costs for small business,” Rudd declared.
“The nation’s 370 biggest polluters will continue to pay for their carbon pollution but the cost will be reduced, meaning less pressure on consumers.”
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Australian about-face hands Ottawa ammunition against ‘tax on everything’ | National Post
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, though advertised as a staunch defender of the environment, cancelled the tax despite the rich flood of revenue it had produced. Why? Because — as the NDP might put it — of concern for “everyday hard-working Australians.”
“The government has decided to terminate the carbon tax to help cost of living pressures for families and to reduce costs for small business,” Rudd declared.
“The nation’s 370 biggest polluters will continue to pay for their carbon pollution but the cost will be reduced, meaning less pressure on consumers.”
more
Australian about-face hands Ottawa ammunition against ‘tax on everything’ | National Post