PM Abbott Knows the “best possible Christmas present” for Aussies [Video]
Prime Minister Tony Abbott took to YouTube his repeated claim about carbon tax repeal - an issue he had been pestering the Australian Labor Party about since campaign period.
In the YouTube video, Mr Abbott went about details on how Australians can get $550 if carbon tax can be abolished. With this, he deemed that carbon tax repeal can be ALP's "best possible Christmas present" for all the Australians.
"You could do a lot with $550. That's what every Australian household on average will get from the abolition of the carbon tax. Now it's up to Bill Shorten and Labor to respect your wishes and abolish the carbon tax in the Senate. It would be the best possible Christmas present for the Australian people.Let your Senators and members of Parliament know it's time - it's time to axe the carbon tax," as spoken by Mr Abbott in the video posted.
(Credit: Tony Abbott YouTube Page)
Meanwhile, during the RN breakfast interview, Opposition Leadr Bill Shorten alleged that the Government is a "climate change denier".
"Labor want to ensure that Australia is not left doing nothing on pollution. We have said that we would vote to repeal a carbon tax and replace it with something that works genuinely to tackle the challenge of carbon pollution."
Environment Minister Greg Hunt said that talks on carbon tax repeal will be settled on Dec 12.
"We hope and expect that the Senate will vote on repeal of the carbon tax in the forthcoming two weeks," Mr Hunt said during an interview with ABC program AM.
"That means that the carbon tax repeal can be settled before Christmas to provide certainty for business, confidence for Australians and fulfilment of the outcome of the election. We certainly want to take every step to bring forward the passage of the carbon tax repeal bills for a very simple reason. These bills are set to increase from $24.15 a tonne, if they're not passed, to $25.40 as of July 1 next year. In other words, another hit on electricity, so we want to do everything we can to bring forward the abolition of the tax so as we can move to practical measures, rather than an electricity tax," he explained.
He emphasised that he is seeing no pertinent reason for the repeal to be delayed.
"I don't believe there should be any reason or excuse for delay.I do believe that the ALP will try to do everything they can to denounce the carbon tax on the one hand, yet keep it through their actions on the other hand. It's a classic case of say one thing and do another."