Dear David
Today I confirmed that, if elected, the first priority of a new Coalition government will be to abolish the carbon tax.
To ensure we are in a position to move immediately on our promise, I have today written to the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to advise him of our plans. I have asked the Secretary to have the necessary arrangements ready so that we can move swiftly, if elected.
Click here to read the letter.
With unemployment having risen by 75,000 since the introduction of the carbon tax and Labor itself forecasting that unemployment will rise to nearly 800,000, the carbon tax is the worst possible measure to hit the economy and families.
Abolishing the carbon tax is at the heart of our Plan to build a strong, prosperous economy and ease cost of living pressures on families.
By contrast, Mr Rudd is all talk when it comes to the carbon tax. If Labor is re-elected, the carbon tax will go up and up. On the Government's own figures, the carbon tax will increase six-fold between mid-2014 and mid-2019!
That means, if Labor is re-elected, average families will be hit with $3,000 in carbon tax over the next six years. It means even higher electricity prices and higher prices for the necessities of life.
By abolishing the carbon tax, the Coalition will help families with cost of living pressures and we’ll help pensioners who will keep their fortnightly pension and benefit increases without a carbon tax.
Above all, abolishing the carbon tax will help the economy – which means more jobs and less pressure on families and small businesses.
Regards,
Tony Abbott