"Business groups have called for more information about government’s plan to introduce a carbon price from July 2012, saying that without key details – including the price of carbon and compensation measures – it is hard to assess the impact of the scheme."
and
"Australian Industry Group chief Heather Ridout suggested the carbon pricing policy “will live or die on the detail which will be of fundamental importance to Australian industry”.
“The sharp end of the debate is yet to come,” she said.
“These missing details will impact on key questions such as the continuity of electricity supply and preventing the erosion of competitiveness for large and small businesses.”
Acting chief executive of the Business Council of Australia, Maria Tarrant, agreed.
“Until details such as the scale of the fixed price, the criteria for moving to emissions trading and the transition and implementation arrangements are known business will not be in a position to evaluate what is proposed nor will it be given any greater certainty for future investment,” Tarrant says."
is not the same as
"going to slug people who are already suffering cost of living pressures for six; a $300 a year hit on your power bill, a 6.5 cents a litre hit on your petrol bill."
and
"$300 a year is what the Industry Group has estimated this week."
both statements from Abbott are blatantly untrue and demonstrates that he is making this up - how does he arrive at these figures? one expert has assessed the impact as being minimal - more like $50 a year given current consumption
